Remote Disc - Burn CD/DVD

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Remote Disc - Burn CD/DVD

I am having trouble figuring out how to use Remote Disc to burn a CD or DVD. I have the data on my MacAir, and want to burn to CD/DVD using the optical drive on my MacMini. Can I do this, and if so, how?

Thanks.

Mac Air, Mac OS X (10.5.6), IMac OSX 10.5.6 IPhone 3G

Posted on Dec 12, 2010 10:29 AM

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Answer 1

Kappy

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Dec 12, 2010 11:33 AM in response to Axeman21

See MacBook Air- How to use Remote Disc to share DVDs or CDs on a Mac- or Windows-based computer and on Page 19 or your user manual.

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Answer 2

Dec 12, 2010 4:30 PM in response to Axeman21

The remote disc is a good feature, but it takes "forever" to burn or read directly from the remote disc. In my case, my home network should be very fast, but it just takes a long time to transfer data. I think it's better if you just transfer the stuff onto the computer with the optical drive first and then burn it.

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Answer 3

Axeman21 Author

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Dec 12, 2010 5:39 PM in response to Kappy

I'd already done all that - I can read a manual - but from that I presume I would be able to drag, drop., and hit "Burn". Files for the MacAir do not appear in Finder - Remote Disc on the mini when I drag them, leading me to wonder if it is possible.

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Answer 4

Axeman21 Author

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Dec 12, 2010 5:40 PM in response to crazyyankeefan

Thanks, I figured that - but I can't even get it to start, never mind find out how slow it might be.

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Answer 5

lpacheco

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Mar 27, 2013 6:20 AM in response to Kappy

Being more explicit, I quote the article:

Note: These types of discs or activities are not supported by DVD or CD sharing:

DVD movies.

Audio CDs.

Copy protected discs such as game discs.

Install discs for an operating system such as Microsoft Windows (for use with Boot Camp), or Mac OS X.

Burn a CD or DVD

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Answer 6

Nov 8, 2013 8:01 AM in response to lpacheco

The work around is to share the source, mount the source to the computer with the disk and burn from there. The right click menu works with the burn "item shared" to disk command. Most networks are faster than the disc burner so it is no slower than burning a disk locally. Sharing the folder removes the necessity to move the data to the machine with the disk.

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