HFS DVD to PC format?

The Finder only burns DVDs in HFS+ format (Mac OS Extended). To burn another format, you'll probably need another utility like Roxio Toast 7 or some shareware like Burnz.

-Doug

I think you'll have to create a new data disc in Toast and make sure it's formatted as ISO-9660. Then copy your files into the disc and burn a copy. ISO-9660 should be readable by both Mac OS and Windows. I'm at work right now and don't have Toast in front of me. Do you have version 6 or 7?

-Doug

Mine burns into an ISO(disk image) natively.
It's under disk utility, set to burn as disk image or ISO.
No extra software needed.

Can you give us some more detailed instructions? I can't find anywhere in the Disk Utility to select a format for burning. By default, a CD burned in the Finder will be an "HFS+/ISO-9660 hybrid". This should be readable by both a Mac and a Windows PC. However, by default the format for a DVD is HFS+ only.

-Doug

Perhaps it was a fever dream, I burned some cd's a couple months ago.
I swear I selected to burn it as an ISO,but now I cannot recall or find the settings.

So basically, disregard my statement.

Yes, if you were burning CDs then they would have both HFS+ and ISO format by default. But the Finder handles DVDs differently. 🙂

-Doug

In Toast 6, when you create a data disk, you choose either "Mac only" or "Windows and Mac" . If you choose "windows and Mac" when you create the disk you should be able to read it on both platforms. If you just want to read the current disk, I tried an eval of a product called MacDrive ( http://www.mediafour.com/products/macdrive6 ) and it seemed to work OK, however it cost more than it was worth to me ($50 US).

Hope this helps
Dave