If not I'll want to get an external optical drive but I don't want to spend money if I don't have to.

Dropdown menu for selecting drive is empty of choices, blank. Seems to have no issue with this at all, but when I open the burning software, same program I've always used for several years that is on my laptop, it shows 'Drive letter: ' and doesn't show the various disc types and capacities like it does on my laptop and refuses to let me burn anything. On the desktop, the DVD can be formatted/opened/viewed whether it is blank or not, shows 4.38GB/4.38GB free for example on a blank memorex. All this time I've been using my laptop to burn DVDs/CDs but I'm finding it inconvenient now to move data from my main rig to my laptop just to burn the data to the discs. It has always installed CDs and read my data DVDs and such just fine so I never noticed any problems, until recently that is. If you want to create an ISO image with large folders (above 870 MB), you need to upgrade to the Pro version and shell $22.95 for the license.ĭownload: AnyToISO for Windows, Mac (Free Lite version, Premium $22.About 18 months ago I bought this optical drive brand new for my desktop: However, if you are using Windows 11, you will first need to access the classic context menu to view the AnyToISO option.

You can also right-click on any folder in File Explorer and select the Create ISO option to launch the app and convert the folder into an ISO image. Once completed, you will have a new ISO file created out of the selected folder. Depending on the size of the folder, the ISO writing process may take some time.

You can change the volume label name or leave it as default.īutton to initiate the process. To convert a folder to an ISO image using AnyToISO:Īnd select the folder you want to convert to an ISO image.Īnd select the save location for the ISO file. When enabled, it will add a create ISO option in the Windows Explorer context menu. It also supports the Windows Explorer shell extension. It is easy to use and doesn't come with tons of options. If you are looking for a free utility to create an ISO image not bigger than a regular CD, the AnyToISO Lite version is an excellent utility.

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