i burned some photos onto a CD-R disk and then later burned another set. The first bunch i burned no longer show up in the Explorer directory and seem to be missing from the disk. What gives?

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It's not clear exactly what you did. CD-R are not re-writable so - "and then later burned another set" would be difficult!

Are you sure that you did not use a CD-RW? - in which case you have erased the first burn by carrying out the second.....

On Friday, May 9, 2008 at 6:21 pm, FW wrote:
>i burned some photos onto a CD-R disk and then later burned another set. The first
>bunch i burned no longer show up in the Explorer directory and seem to be missing
>from the disk. What gives?

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If you are using CDRW disks, throw them away, and buy nothing but CDR's. CDRW are 
simply too unreliable.







On Friday, May 9, 2008 at 6:21 pm, FW wrote:

>i burned some photos onto a CD-R disk and then later burned another set. The first 

>bunch i burned no longer show up in the Explorer directory and seem to be missing 

>from the disk. What gives? 

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it a CD-R disk and i can burn onto it multiple times, but i can't erase i burned some photos a month ago, yesterday i put the disk in and it said that all that data was there, then i burned a few more photos onto the disk, and now all that shows up are the new photos i burned, it's like it erased the original bunch of photos but i don't know how since it's not an eraseable disk when i few the disk space it says half the disk is full and it is accurately recording the total file sizes of all the photos i burned (a month ago and yesterday's), so again it appears it all burned but i can't seen to call it up in any directory or access anything but yesterday's photos

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I stopped burning CDRs using multiple tracks because of the same problem. Try Finalizing the CDR, that sometimes works at making the multiple Tracks visable again. I now always Finalize every CDR I burn.

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Multiple sessions are rather risky as well. CDs are cheap ~10 cents each. They should 
be treated as disposable items.







On Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 10:12 am, FW wrote:

>it a CD-R disk and i can burn onto it multiple times, but i  can't erase 

>

>i burned some photos a month ago, yesterday i put the disk in and it said that all 

>that data was there, then i burned a few more photos onto the disk, and now all 
that 

>shows up  are the new photos i burned, it's like it erased the original bunch of 

>photos but i don't know how since it's not an eraseable disk

>

>when i few the disk space it says half the disk is full and it is accurately recording 

>the total file sizes of all the photos i burned (a month ago and yesterday's), so 

>again it appears it all burned but i can't seen to call it up in any directory or 

>access anything but yesterday's photos

>
 

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how do i finalize a CD?

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How to finalize, just depends on the software. I use Nero, at the start, I have 3 Check boxes, Start Multisession, or Continue a multisession, or No Multisession, then a couple more Check Boxes at the Burning Window Pops up to Write the Disk, and Finalize the Disk.

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thanks for the help y'all - i'll see if something works, otherwise i'll just reburn 
it all onto a new disk and look to getting me a MAC ;)

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Burning Multisession CDs on a Apple is not much better,



Reports on the Apple Discussions concerning burning multi-session CDs

    * Some users report no problems whatsoever.
    * Some users cannot get multi-session CDs burned in to mount, or can only get 
the first session to mount in Finder or on the desktop.
    * Some have found it is necessary to restart their Macs after burning a multi-session 
CD to get the disc to mount properly. 


http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/multisessioncds.html

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