Problem burning photos to a CD

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When trying to burn a folder of photos to a CD, I keep running into 2 different problems. When I right click the DVD drive, no temporary files show up; however, when I insert a blank disc to be burned, the following shows up:

temporary files.jpg


So I deleted the file, added the folder of photos, and burned the disc. Then when I check the burned disc to make sure it worked, in addition to the photos in the folder, another file is in the folder along with the photos although it isn't in the original folder. It is this file:

thumbs.jpg


Is there some way to delete all these excess files so they don't keep getting added when I burn discs? :confused:
 
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I've never been comfortable with the windows cd burning process. I get those files too and I've really never had the patience to see if there was a way around. Those files show up in many folders in windows, like flies, nobody wants them or misses them if you can delete them. They are used to assist windows file explorer. I have been using InfraRecorder for years. It's free. You can get it at infrarecorder.org
If you try it, just be careful of ads on the site, there will probably be ad links to other software you could buy. Also watch for any questions about junk you don't want during install. Routine caution. I only reinstalled infrarecorder a couple weeks ago, but I can't remember if there were any trick questions. Other than that, its a safe, stable program with a more traditional disk burning interface.
 
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Don't use windows regularly anymore. If you are copying or burning a folder as I recall the Thumbs.db is a file in the folder. Its is a hidden file so you will not not normally see it. Hidden files can be seen by changing your folder options. If you select individual pictures and not the folder it should not be added.
 
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Scott Murray said:
Numerous SDD/HDD's, SD Cards, Dropbox, haven't burnt a CD in years to be honest.
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I used to burn CD's/DVD's to have a record of our cruise vacations. I can then play them back on my big screen TV. My out of date Blue Ray player doesn't have a plug-in for memory sticks....and neither does my TV, which isn't that old. Man, I'm feeling like I'm way behind. :miserable:
 
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sonicbuffalo said:
I used to burn CD's/DVD's to have a record of our cruise vacations. I can then play them back on my big screen TV. My out of date Blue Ray player doesn't have a plug-in for memory sticks....and neither does my TV, which isn't that old. Man, I'm feeling like I'm way behind. :miserable:
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My computers share the same internet connection as my tv so I can create a folder for sharing on my tv :)
 
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Since I was in a time crunch, I wound up pulling out my oldest computer--an 8 year old Toshiba Vista laptop that flawlessly burned the disc. For some reason this computer I'm currently using (ASUS laptop) doesn't appear to be formatting the discs.

That leads me to ask this question...so if I use third party software to burn the disc, does the third party software then format the disc? Or is it something performed by a Windows software? I tried this laptop's burner (ASUS) as well as an external burner (LG Lightscribe). Neither one worked. I even moved the folder to a second computer (Dell Desktop), but even that one left corrupt files. Lastly I put the individual files on a flash drive, loaded them to my Toshiba laptop, and created a folder for them while on that oldest computer. That worked without any problem. So I'm left wondering if this current ASUS laptop has a glitch creating folders?

Scott Murray said:
Whats a CD ;)
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I was asked to do a project, and the end result was a 34MB file. I wanted to burn the original file to a disc plus I used Caesium (Windows only program) to compress the file size--and I added that file to the disc as well. Sure I could have used Dropbox, but this way they have a hard copy of the files. And I used my Lightscribe burner to add text to the top of the disc making it look nice.
 
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There shouldn't be any cd formating these days. RW (rewritable disks), I think they got formated IF you wanted to use them as a drag and drop drive years back. Bottom line is RW cd's stink on ice, data disappears in a year or so. If you have them, don't use them for any long term storage. They were good for machine to machine transfer before usb drives, thats it. A regular cd should just burn right off with no special prep. 3rd party burner is fine. Windows burner may play some games with asking you what you want to do. I forget exactly what it asks, I never use it. I think windows gives some provision to keep adding files to the disk. That can be less compatible across machines because the disk is not finalized. You wouldn't want to do that for a give away disk. Just burn a regular disk and don't look to add to it later and you will have a very compatible media for any machine with a drive.
 
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nickt said:
There shouldn't be any cd formating these days. RW (rewritable disks), I think they got formated IF you wanted to use them as a drag and drop drive years back. Bottom line is RW cd's stink on ice, data disappears in a year or so. If you have them, don't use them for any long term storage. They were good for machine to machine transfer before usb drives, thats it. A regular cd should just burn right off with no special prep. 3rd party burner is fine. Windows burner may play some games with asking you what you want to do. I forget exactly what it asks, I never use it. I think windows gives some provision to keep adding files to the disk. That can be less compatible across machines because the disk is not finalized. You wouldn't want to do that for a give away disk. Just burn a regular disk and don't look to add to it later and you will have a very compatible media for any machine with a drive.
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I used a Lightscribe CD--it isn't a rewritable disc. Didn't know that about the RW discs though. Thanks for letting me know. :)
 
Horoscope Fish

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@hark

You're seeing those files when you burn your disks because you've enabled the option, "Show hidden files and folders" in Folder Options.

Thumbs.db, much like its name implies, is used to help generate previews of the folder contents using a thumbnail cache. These folders are generated automatically by Windows so that folder content doesn't need to be recalculated every time the folder is viewed.

These files are harmless, probably about 1 KB, and I'm not even sure both of them actually get burned to the CD/DVD.

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Horoscope Fish said:
@hark

You're seeing those files when you burn your disks because you've enabled the option, "Show hidden files and folders" in Folder Options.

Thumbs.db, much like its name implies, is used to help generate previews of the folder contents using a thumbnail cache. These folders are generated automatically by Windows so that folder content doesn't need to be recalculated every time the folder is viewed.

These files are harmless, probably about 1 KB, and I'm not even sure both of them actually get burned to the CD/DVD.

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Originally those files were enabled, but even after clicking the option to hide them, they still showed up. :(
 
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hark said:
Originally those files were enabled, but even after clicking the option to hide them, they still showed up. :(
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My first post was poorly worded. Those files are created because, well... Because Windows; it's One of Those Things Windows Does. The reason you're seeing those files is because you've enabled "Show Hidden Files and Folders". My over-arching point is, they're routine and they're harmless. Annoying perhaps but I think that's why Windows tries to hide them from you.
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hark said:
When trying to burn a folder of photos to a CD, I keep running into 2 different problems. When I right click the DVD drive, no temporary files show up; however, when I insert a blank disc to be burned, the following shows up:

View attachment 161701

So I deleted the file, added the folder of photos, and burned the disc. Then when I check the burned disc to make sure it worked, in addition to the photos in the folder, another file is in the folder along with the photos although it isn't in the original folder. It is this file:

View attachment 161706

Is there some way to delete all these excess files so they don't keep getting added when I burn discs? :confused:
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The best method of writing CD is to use a third party software generally supplied with the drive. I use NERO wgich has come with all my CD/DVD drives.

Using the software is quite easy
. You start it
. Then add the files you want to write to the CD
. The software computes the storage required, and warn you if you are exceeding the limits
. Then you just press the write button

I prefer that to using Windows, as firstly I am in full control of what is written, and secondly I am not reminded constantly by windows that there are files to be written
 
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aroy said:
The best method of writing CD is to use a third party software generally supplied with the drive. I use NERO wgich has come with all my CD/DVD drives.
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I'm using a Windows 7 laptop--no nero on it although it looks like it might be available for free. Does anyone know if the free version is okay?
 
Horoscope Fish

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hark said:
I'm using a Windows 7 laptop--no nero on it although it looks like it might be available for free. Does anyone know if the free version is okay?
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If you need some free CD burning software you might want to try CD Burner XP or Deep Burner Free but there are plenty of freeware CD/DVD burning applications out there. Nero *might* offer a totally free version of it's Nero Express software but I would imagine most versions of Nero are trial-versions.
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