Comments on: MacMost Now 209: Using Burn Folders

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:29:49 +0000

Thanks Gary , didn’t realize i could just drag stuff into itunes …i am a bit of a technospazz …lol. Thanks very much for your help .

By: Gary Rosenzweig

Gary Rosenzweig — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:17:36 +0000

Are then not already in iTunes? If not, then drag and drop them to add them to your music library.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:09:32 +0000

Thanks Gary, the disc i used was a memeorex cdr specifically for music . I know how to burn from itunes…..so how do i get the music that is currently sitting in my burn folder into itunes ?

By: Gary Rosenzweig

Gary Rosenzweig — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 13:37:39 +0000

It sounds like you burned a data disc with a music file on it. I’m surprised that anything played it. If you want to burn an actual audio CD, you should use iTunes. Build a playlist and burn it as an audio CD from iTunes.
See episode 109, but instead of making an MP3 CD, make a plain audio one.
http://macmost.com/how-to-make-an-mp3-cd.html

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 07:01:02 +0000

So , i downloaded a music comp , got it on my desktop….put it into a new burn folder…..burned it …..however ..it only plays on my DVD player….not in my laptop or a normal cd player …no joy ???

By: Gary Rosenzweig

Gary Rosenzweig — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:29:12 +0000

No. A burn folder isn’t really a folder. The files aren’t really there. It is just a list of things that you want to burn to a disc.
What is it you are trying to accomplish? Just send some files? If so, then just attach them to an email. If it is a folder with a lot of files, then compress the folder into a zip file and send it. See episode 516: http://macmost.com/simple-file-compression-in-os-x.html

By: Eva Ralston

Eva Ralston — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 03:14:55 +0000

Is it possible to e-mail a burn folder?

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:35:25 +0000

That’s a cool idea! I do the same thing.

By: Dean Kutzler

Dean Kutzler — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:41:37 +0000

Hey Gary.. You should have an Email this article option on here. I always send links to my friends about your articles..

By: Dean Kutzler

Dean Kutzler — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:38:55 +0000

Awesome tip!! I was wondering one day what that “New Burn Folder” was. That is a really really really useful tip!! Thanks!!

By: rosenz

rosenz — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:34:28 +0000

Matt: No. That wouldn’t be very useful. It burns the actual files.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:54:35 +0000

Does a burn folder actually burn the ALIASES or the ACTUAL FILES?

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:32:40 +0000

Thanks for the tip Gary!
It so simple, yet I had no idea what a “Burn Folder” was.
This will help me so much on the job. :-)