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Roxio Toast 10 User Guide
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What is a Data Disc?
A data disc is a CD, DVD, or Blu-ray disc that contains any files or folders.
Data discs are meant to be used on a computer, such as a Mac or a PC. You
can use a data disc to back up important information, to store your photos,
or to share files with friends or family.
Types of Data Discs
Toast can create many kinds of data discs—more than any other Mac
burning software.
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Mac Only: This disc can be used only on a Macintosh computer This
is the best choice for saving your data, provided that you will not need
to access the contents of this disc on a Windows computer. See Making
a Mac Only Disc on page 46.
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Mac & PC: This disc can be used either on a Macintosh or a Windows
computer. This is the best choice for saving data to share with PC
users. See Making a Mac & PC Disc on page 52.
Note Both Mac Only and Mac & PC formats support data
spanning and allow you to define custom icons.
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DVD-ROM: This DVD can be used on a Macintosh or a Windows
computer as well as in a set-top DVD player if it contains valid DVD-
Video content. See Making a DVD-ROM Disc on page 57.
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ISO 9660: This disc can be used on any computer. See Making an ISO
9660 Disc on page 58.
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Custom Hybrid: This disc can be used either on a Macintosh or a
Windows computer, and offers powerful layout customization for
professionals. See Making a Custom Hybrid Disc on page 64.
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Mac Volume: This disc can be used only on a Macintosh computer
and requires a valid volume file as a data source. See Making a Mac
Volume Disc on page 66.