Operation Manual

Using Other Toast Features

Creating a Temporary Partition

You can create a temporary partition on your hard disk that can be used to

set up data you want to record to a disc. Temporary partitions allow you to

have better control over the layout of your data and how its windows are

arranged and displayed.

To create a temporary partition:

1 Choose Utilities > Create Temporary Partition.

2 Enter the size for the partition. Choose a size that is appropriate for the

disc that you intend to make from the partition. For example, 650 MB

is suitable for a CD and 4300 MB is suitable for a DVD.

3 Choose the file system format for the partition:

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Mac OS Extended: The best choice for discs to be used on Mac

OS 8.1 or later, including any Mac OS X system.

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Mac OS Standard: For discs to be used on computers running

Mac OS 8 or lower.

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UNIX File System: For discs to be used on the UNIX operating

system.

4 Click OK.

Toast mounts the partition on the Desktop. You can add files or folders to

this partition.

To record the partition to disc, you can use the Disc Copy format and select

the partition from the Read From menu. See Copying a Disc on page 121.

You can also use temporary partitions in Custom Hybrid and Mac Volume

discs. See Making a Custom Hybrid Disc on page 64 or Making a Mac

Volume Disc on page 66.