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    Disc at Once vs Track at Once

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by hendra, Mar 17, 2009.

  1. hendra

    hendra Notebook Virtuoso

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    Does it make any difference when you burn data (not songs) in a CD or DVD with Disc at Once or Track at Once? Which one is less problematic and most compatible with most optical drives? A bit google search indicated that the main difference between TAO and DAO is the gap between songs but I wonder what difference would it make if all you save are data.
     
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    bin Notebook Consultant

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    i'm wondering about this too. i have sonic, it was installed on my laptop when i bought it and it seemed to be set at track at once (open). i used cdburner however yesterday which i believe was disc at one and i chose not to finalise it but yet i wasnt able to play it on my dvd player but when i burn in sonic, i'm able to
     
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    entropy.cz Notebook Evangelist

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  4. Andy

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    I can overburn a disc only with Disc at Once in nero. (That's one difference probably)
     
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  5. never2fast

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    track at once allows you add more tracks to a disc before finalizing it, disc at once finalizes the disk no matter how much tracks/data you have burned onto it in that session.
     
    never2fast, Mar 17, 2009
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