# Burn data to DVD help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/burn-data-to-dvd-help/223823>\
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**Created:** [April 26, 2007, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/burn-data-to-dvd-help/223823 "2007-04-26T01:43:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 26, 2007, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/burn-data-to-dvd-help/223823/1 "2007-04-26T01:43:16Z")

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how do i burn data to a DVD? i am usng Nero 5 at home and i chose the “burn data” (or something like that) option, dragged the folder containing my data i want to burn, clicked on “Burn”, then it started burning… but when i checked the DVD, it was empty… :bored: basically i want to put the folder into the DVD, so when I insert the disc to another computer, i just open the drive and see all the files i put in it…

is that the right way to burn data on Nero? or am I doing something wrong?  
or is it my DVD burner that’s messed up, coz i’ve noticed a lot of problems with that ROM…  
or are there programs for this specific task and Nero isn’t one of them?

please help, very urgent. 😟

(Note: _one_ of the files I am burning is a .dmg file for Mac, and I am burning it on Windows… i did Google but couldn’t find anything useful other than people saying on forums that .dmg files can’t be burned or something like that… I just want to, literally, copy&paste my files to the DVD)