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Q: Transferring photos from PC to Mac Pro using a DVD-R Disk

I've downloaded some photos from my PC onto a DVD-R disk and my MacPro does not recognize that disk.  What am I doing wrong?

MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011)

Posted on Feb 19, 2012 6:15 PM

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  • by fane_j,

    fane_j fane_j Feb 19, 2012 8:09 PM in response to Patricia 90
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    Feb 19, 2012 8:09 PM in response to Patricia 90

    Patricia 90 wrote:

     

    I've downloaded some photos from my PC onto a DVD-R disk

    You don't download files to an optical disc, you write them (or, informally, burn them) to the optical disc.

    and my MacPro does not recognize that disk.

    What exactly happens when you insert the disc? Is the DVD-R not mounted on the desktop, although Finder prefs are set to display such devices on the desktop?

    What am I doing wrong?

    Hard to say without more details. What application did you use on PC to write the DVD-R? What format did you use? By and large Mac OS X should be able to use the usual data formats (UDF, ISO9660). But you will have problems with packet-writing (InCD, DLA).