Viewing Multisession and Dual-Format Discs

When you mount a Mac-formatted multisession CD or a dual-format CD, you can select view options for each from the disc shortcut menu.

On some computers, after choosing a new volume on a multisession CD-R or a new file set on a dual-format CD-ROM, the name of the disk as it appears under Windows Explorer may not be properly updated. Refer to the disc shortcut menu or its contents, rather than the name of the disc, to assure that the volume is available.

Dual-Format Mac CD-ROMs

Some CD-ROMs have both Windows (ISO-9660) and Mac (HFS or HFS+) volumes on them. You can choose which volume to access from the disc shortcut menu. The effect is much like ejecting one disc and inserting another. Mac HFS+ Disk Support remembers which volume, Windows or Mac, you last used on a particular disc, and will return you to that setting if that disc is used again.

To switch display of a CD between Windows and Mac volumes:

Right-click the disc whose display you want to change, and choose Show Mac Files or Show Windows Files from the shortcut menu.

Multisession Mac CD-Rs

A list of available volumes appears in the disc shortcut menus of multisession CD-Rs. Selecting a new volume causes the current volume to disappear, and the new volume to appear in its place. The effect is much like ejecting one disc and inserting another. Mac HFS+ Disk Support remembers which session you last used on a particular disc, and will return you to that session if that disc is used again.

To choose which volume of a multisession CD to display:

1 Right-click the multisession disc whose display you want to change, and choose Mac Volumes from the shortcut menu.

2 Choose the name of the volume you want to display from the submenu.