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How to Put More Songs on a Recordable CD

A standard recordable CD burned as an audio CD can hold a maximum of 80 minutes of music. However, a standard recordable CD burned as a data CD can hold a maximum of 700 megabytes and is not limited by the length of the music stored on it. Because of this, burning a recordable CD in the data format will allow you to fit far more songs on the CD. The total number of songs you can fit on a recordable CD will depend on the file size of the songs you choose.

Things You'll Need

  • Computer with CD burner
  • Blank CD-R
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Instructions

  1. Mac

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      Click the "Finder," click "File" and choose "New Burn Folder" from the drop down menu.

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      Open the burn folder that appears and drag all of the songs you want to put on a recordable CD into this folder.

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      Click the "Burn" button found in the burn folder.

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      Insert a recordable CD into your computer.

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      Eject the recordable CD from your computer after the songs have been burned to it.

    PC

    • 6

      Insert a recordable CD into your computer.

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      Choose "Burn Files to Data Disc" from the pop-up window that appears.

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      Click the "Show Formatting Options" link within the menu that opens and choose "Mastered."

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      Click "Next" and drag all of the songs you want to put on a recordable CD into the burn folder that appears.

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      Click the "Burn to Disc" button found in the burn folder.

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      Eject the recordable CD from your computer after the songs have been burned to it.

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