Use smart playlists to facilitate a “rolling” backup of your library.
Press the “Eject” button in the bottom-right corner of your screen to eject your CD. When the burn is complete, you will see a CD icon appear in your “Source” column with the same name as the playlist from which it was created. iTunes will check the disc that you have inserted, and prompt you to confirm your intent to burn by clicking the “Burn” button once more. Press the burn button, and the “Safety Cover” opens as iTunes prompts you to insert a blank disc. A covered “Burn” button will appear in the top right corner of the iTunes window. If you wish to burn more than one CD-worth of songs (for example, for a full-library backup) you can still use a playlist larger than the CD-R or DVD-R’s capacity, as iTunes will ask you if you would like to automatically span your playlist across several discs.īegin by highlighting a playlist in the source column that you wish to burn. Either type will work for burning CDs.įor Audio CDs, you will most likely want to keep an eye on how large the playlist is in order to ensure that it will fit on one 74-minute CD-R disc. In previous iPod 101 segments, we learned to create both Manual and Smart playlists. Once you have selected a format, click “OK” to return to the main iTunes window. Second, the “Data” option allows you to burn to a DVD-R disc, which holds approximately 5 times as much data per disc (DVD burner or Superdrive required). First, all of your songs – including AAC and iTunes Music Store Protected AAC files – will be backed up. This option is the best to choose for a backup for two reasons.
Data CD or DVD: In a data CD or DVD, *all* songs in a playlist, regardless of file type, are burned.
This is advantageous for burning CDs for use in MP3-capable portable CD players or MP3-capable car stereo CD players, because these devices do not presently support AAC. If there are any AAC or Protected AAC files in the specified playlist, they will not be included on the CD.
MP3 CD: This option burns a playlist to a CD, copying the files as MP3 files, rather than audio tracks.
As one can expect, however, you can only fit 74 minutes of audio using this option. Its main advantage is that audio data is written in a format that is readable by virtually any audio CD player. The following is further detail about the three burning options: Go to iTunes preferences and select the burning tab.Ĭhoose your burning format according to your purpose as shown below: To get started, you first need to select the type of CD you would like to burn. However, none of us can fully escape the need for “old-fashioned” CDs every once and awhile-we use them to listen through other devices, share with friends, and backup our music collections. ITunes is great for playing your tunes on the computer, and the iPod is the undisputed champion of playing personal on-the-go music.
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