Please note that this page contains information on how to copy a data disc. If you want to copy an audio disc (which is an entirely different process) please see this topic.

When you want to copy a data disc you have two main options which is if you want to copy the disc directly to another drive (for example from a CD-reader to a CD-recorder) or to a disc image on your hard drive.

Copy to a Compact Disc

To copy a disc directly to another drive, use the menu:

Actions Copy Disc to a Compact Disc...

or the toolbar button:

Source

Select the source drive which contains the compact disc that you want to make a copy of.

Target

Select the target drive which contains the empty compact disc that you want to write the copy to. Please note that the target drive can not be the same as the source drive.

On The Fly

Writing on the fly means that the data will be read from the source drive and then directly written to the target (recorder) without any buffering on your hard drive (only a relatively small memory buffer is used). If your source drive would fail to read some sectors on the source disc it might not be able to supply the target (recorder) with data fast enough, resulting in write errors on the target disc. However most new recorder offer some kind of buffer underrun protection technology that should protect the targe disc if this event occurs.

When the On the fly option is disabled a temporary disc image will first be created on your hard drive. The disc image will then be written to the target drive. Using this option requires more free disc space on your hard drive but is recommended in most cases.

Clone Disc

When this option is enabled all sub-channel data and the full TOC on the source disc will also be copied to the target disc. This option must be enabled when copying a mixed-mode disc, otherwise only the data track will be copied. It's recommended that your record the target disc using the raw96r write method. If that method is not supported by your recorder, please try the raw16 write method.

Read Options

The read options are described in this topic.

Other Options

The other options are described in this topic.

Copy to a Disc Image

To copy a disc to a disc image on the hard drive, use the menu:

Actions Copy Disc to a Disc Image...

Source

Select the source drive which contains the compact disc that you want to make a copy of.

Image File

Select the location and name of the disc image. Please note that you will approximateley need the same amount of size avaiable on your hard drive as the compact disc contains.

Read Options

The read options are described in this topic.