When you burn data to a disc and then burn more data to the disc at a later time, you are creating what is known as a multisession CD. The following steps explain how to create a multisession data CD using the Iomega® HotBurn® software.

Select whether you are using a PC or Macintosh® computer:

PC | Macintosh

PC

HotBurn Pro users: This document contains information on how to use the basic options of HotBurn Pro. For information on how to use the HotBurn Pro Advanced Data option, please go to the HotBurn Pro Advanced Data options section.

1. Place either a blank disc or a disc with sufficient space left on it into your CD-RW drive. The HotBurn software should Autolaunch if not already open.
   

   Note: If the HotBurn software does not Autolaunch; click Start, Programs, Iomega HotBurn and Iomega HotBurn.

2. Click the Data CD button.
   
   
3. Click the Explore button to navigate to the location where the data files are stored.
   

   Note: If you know the location of the data files, you can drag and drop the data files directly into the CD layout window instead. (Hint: If you select multiple files and you want to keep the files in order, select the first file listed and then drag them into the CD layout window.)

4. Click the data files you want to add to your CD and click the Add button.
   
   
5. Continue adding data files to the CD layout until all of the files you want are present or until the disc is full.
   

   Note: Click the Settings button to view the HotBurn CD creation settings. Iomega recommends that you select the 'Simulate First?' option if you are experiencing CD creation errors.

6. If you want to name the disc, click the disc name field at the top of the CD creation window and type a name. If you want to change the name of a file, double-click the data file and type the new name.
   
   
7. Click the Create CD button.
   
   
8. Once the CD writing session is done, click the Complete button.
   

   Note: If you create a CD label now, the information from the CD will automatically be exported into the CD Label Designer program. If you create a CD label later, the information cannot be exported and it will need to be typed in manually.

9. Just repeat the steps above each time you want to create a session on the disc until the disc is full.
   
   

HotBurn Pro Advanced Data options:

The HotBurn Pro software contains some advanced settings for creating a multisession data CD. The advanced settings specify whether new files with the same name overwrite existing files on the disc or whether it maintains two copies. By default the software is set to overwrite files with the same name. Follow the steps below to change this setting:

1. Open the HotBurn Pro software by placing either a blank disc or a disc with sufficient space left on it into your CD-RW drive.
   

   Note: If the HotBurn software does not Autolaunch; click Start, Programs, Iomega HotBurn and Iomega HotBurn.

2. Before you add data to the CD, click the Pro button to enable the pro features.
   
   
3. Select the Data CD button and click the Advanced button.
   
   
4. In the menu bar click View and choose Volume Options.
   
   
5. Select the General tab.
   
   
6. In the section labeled Session Importing, choose the option to Import files and folder from the previous sessions.
   
   
7. Select the sub-option to Replace any duplicate entries on the disc with the specified entries or Keep any duplicate entries on the disc and ignore the specified entries.
   
   
8. Place either a blank disc or a disc with sufficient space left on it into your CD-RW drive.
   

   Note: If the HotBurn software does not Autolaunch; click Start, Programs, Iomega HotBurn and Iomega HotBurn.

9. Click the Data CD button.
   
   
10. Click the Explore button to navigate to the location where the data files are stored.
    

    Note: If you know the location of the data files, you can drag and drop the data files directly into the CD layout window instead. (Hint: If you select multiple files and you want to keep the files in order, select the first file listed and then drag them into the CD layout window.)

11. Click the data files you want to add to your CD and click the Add button.
    
    
12. Continue adding data files to the CD layout until all of the files you want are present or until the disc is full.
    

    Note: Click the Settings button to view the HotBurn CD creation settings. Iomega recommends that you select the 'Simulate First?' option if you are experiencing CD creation errors.

13. If you want to name the disc, click the disc name field at the top of the CD creation window and type a name. If you want to change the name of a file, double-click the data file and type the new name.
    
    
14. Click the Create CD button.
    
    
15. Once the CD writing session is done, click the Complete button.
    

    Note: If you create a CD label now, the information from the CD will automatically be exported into the CD Label Designer program. If you create a CD label later, the information cannot be exported and it will need to be typed in manually.

16. Just repeat the steps above each time you want to create a session on the disc until the disc is full.
    
    

Macintosh

1. Place a blank CD-R disc into your CD-RW drive. The HotBurn software should Autolaunch if not already open.
   

   Note: If the HotBurn software does not automatically open, double-click the Iomega HotBurn shortcut on the desktop.

2. Click the Data CD button.
   
   
3. Click the Add button to navigate to the location where the data files are stored.
   

   Note: If you know the location of the data files, you can drag and drop the data files directly into the CD layout window instead.

4. Click the data files you want to add to your CD and click the Choose button.
   
   
5. Continue adding data files to the CD layout window until all of the files you want are present or until the disc is full.
   

   Note: Click the Settings button to view the HotBurn CD creation settings. Iomega recommends that you select the 'Simulate First?' and 'Pre-copy all audio files to the hard drive first?' options if you are experiencing CD creation errors.

6. If you want to name the disc, click the disc name field at the top of the CD creation window and type a name. If you want to change the name of a file, double-click the data file and type the new name.
   
   
7. Click the Create CD button.
   
   
8. Once the CD writing session is done, click the Complete button.
   

   Note: If you create a CD label now, the information from the CD will automatically be exported into the CD Label Designer program. If you create a CD label later, the information cannot be exported and it will need to be typed in manually.

9. Just repeat the steps above each time you want to create a session on the disc until the disc is full.
   
   

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