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Copying a CD directly to a hard drive? - 1/24/2008 3:03:32 PM

boe

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Hello,
I'm sure this has been covered but I'm not sure what to search for. I am running Windows XP - I'd like to copy my CDs as is - no downgrade, no compression. Can I copy a CD directly or do I need to convert the files to WAV or something first? Any recommendation on how to do this would be appreciated. WHen I look all I see is 1k cda files.

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RE: Copying a CD directly to a hard drive? - 1/24/2008 6:48:39 PM

MP3Mogul

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You'll need some software, and yes, to do it without compression, it would be in wave format.

I can suggest a nice freeware program, being EAC, (Exact Audio Copy) which you can download here:

http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/

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RE: Copying a CD directly to a hard drive? - 1/25/2008 12:26:57 AM

boe

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Thanks - good to know.

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RE: Copying a CD directly to a hard drive? - 7/24/2009 4:32:52 AM

Billy_Brethren

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I'm interested in this too. It sounds like you just want the data. Simply name a folder the same as the label of the CD, and copy the contents of the CD into the folder.

I want to do the same thing, only to a separate partition, and copy the bootable CD to the partition and make the partition boot as if it were the CD booting.

Any help ?

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