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Q: I burned my images to a CD and all my personal files show up on CD

I transfered my photos to a CD and tried to burn then to a CD.  It worked but all my personal files show up too!

iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Mar 21, 2013 11:51 AM

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Q: I burned my images to a CD and all my personal files show up on CD

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  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Mar 22, 2013 10:07 AM in response to Koivisto
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    Mar 22, 2013 10:07 AM in response to Koivisto

    Hi, what kind of personal files or folders?

  • by Koivisto,

    Koivisto Koivisto Mar 22, 2013 10:10 AM in response to BDAqua
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    Mar 22, 2013 10:10 AM in response to BDAqua

    All my applications, personal files, folders, everything from harddrive.

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Mar 22, 2013 12:16 PM in response to Koivisto
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    Mar 22, 2013 12:16 PM in response to Koivisto

    Hmmm, I don't see how that could possibly fit on a CD, have you tried opening any of those things from the CD???

     

    In Disk Utility, what size does it say the CD is?

     

    Disk Description :TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S222LTotal Capacity :754.2 MB (790,801,200 Bytes)
    Connection Bus :ATAWrite Ability :Read Only (CD-ROM)
    Connection Type :InternalCapabilities :CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+RW
    Connection ID :Device 0Partition Scheme :CD_partition_scheme