Cd Write Problem

[red devils]

I have a file that is over 700MB,but i want to write to that in the CD,but my CD space is only 700 MB,so how can i write that file into the CD

[Rip The Jacker]

Uh,

How big is the file?

[rublind]

Okay, two things, both of which require WinRar (or equivalent)

one. try and compress the file to under 700 mb
2. use winrar (or equivalent) to create an archive and split it into 700mb pieces, but that's more than one cd
three. kill your computer because of it's inability to burn dvd's?

[red devils]

Okay, two things, both of which require WinRar (or equivalent)

1. try and compress the file to under 700 mb
2. or use winrar (or equivalent) to create an archive and split it into 700mb pieces, but that's more than one cd
3. finally: kill your computer because of it's inability to burn dvd's?

Step by step please

[rublind]

1. Turn on computer
2. login
3. connect to interweb
4. open firefox (if not firefox: commit hara kiri)
5. click on address bar
6. type in "http://www.rarlabs.com" sans quotes
7. press enter
8. click downloads
9. click WinRar 3.70 beta 2 (or whatever the hell you want?)
10. after download completes, install
11. go to location of file
12. right click
13. select "Add to archive..."
14. under "Split to volumes, bytes" choose "CD700: 700mb"
15. let it do it's thing
16. come back to this post
17. click reply
18. insult me for being a condescending douche bag
19. and then thank me for my help
20. and report me to a moderator
21. Rip The Jacker, you got this one?

Sorry, I just thought that that would be funny. =p

[red devils]

Thanks a ton mate

[Barbarossa]

I have a file that is over 700MB,but i want to write to that in the CD,but my CD space is only 700 MB,so how can i write that file into the CD

If it's only a little bit over 700MB you could try 'overburning' it.

[lynx]

What format is the file?

If it is an iso file, then it will probably fit onto a CD, there's extra info in an iso which makes it bigger than the data contained in it. The iso file is designed to create a disk so it would be silly if it didn't fit.

If it is an mpeg file and you are making a vcd then it will also probably fit, because vcds don't use the standard block and inter-block gap sizes, so you can fit about 800meg of mpeg onto an 80 minute cd.

If neither of those ideas help you, check if your drive supports DAO overburning. If so, you can get 99 minute capacity disks which give a theoretical capacity of about 870 meg. In practice many drives won't burn past 90 minutes, but that's still a capacity of about 790 meg.