Making Data CDs in Toast 5 Data Format

    Data format allows you select any combination of files, folders, and volumes as the source for your data. You can even select items from network volumes. (However, you hardware setup, cables, and the speed or density of network traffic may make recording from a network volume unacceptable.)

When to Choose Data Format

    • For easy backups
    • For data archiving
    • To record open files, (for example, the currently used system files on you startup volume)
    • To record a CD that is bootable on a Macintosh

When to Choose a Different Format

    • For cross-platform CDs, using Mac/ISO Hybrid format is recommended. In Hybrid format you can control file names.

Recording a Data CD

    1 Make sure Toast is open and the Toast window is active.
    2 In the Toast window, click Data.
    3 To see the Data format pop-up menu, click the format name
    4 In the pop-up menu, choose the Data format you want.
    • To record a data CD you can use with any Macintosh that has a CD-ROM player, choose Mac OS CD.
    • To record a data CD that is usable on a Macintosh or Windows PC, choose Mac OS and PC (Hybrid) CD.
    • To record data in Mac OS Extended format (also known as HFS+), choose Mac OS Extended CD. You can use the CD with any Macintosh that is running Mac OS 8.1 or later.
    • To record a cross-platform data CD with Mac OS extended format, choose Mac OS Extended and PC (Hybrid) CD. This format is similar to MacOS and PC (Hybrid) CD, except it records an HFS+ file system and is readable on a PC or a Macintosh with Mac OS 8.1 or later.
    5 Drag the files and folders from the Finder onto the Data window.
    6 After collecting all the data you want, insert a CD into your CD-Recorder. This CD may be blank or may contain data that has been written as a session. To determine whether the inserted CD is still recordable, choose Disc Info from the Recorder menu.
    7 Click the Record button.
    8 In the Record dialog box, click an option.
    • If you want to add data to this CD later, click Write Session. (If the resulting CD would be nearly full, this option s disabled.)
    • To close the CD so that no further data can be added later, click Write Disc.
    9 When you see the message, "Verification completed successfully," click Eject.

 
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