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Copying to a CD or portable device tips

To Do this
Copy a digital media file to a CD or portable device Open My Computer or the My Music folder, find a digital media file you want to copy, right-click the file, and then click Copy to CD or Device. Select the type of CD or portable device, and then click Copy.

The Copy to CD or Device command is only available on select versions of Windows. For more information, see Special features.

Erase a CD-RW before copying digital media files to it Open My Computer, right-click the CD recorder drive, and then click Erase this CD-RW.

The Erase this CD-RW command is only available on select versions of Windows. For more information, see Special features.

Change the quality level of a file while you copy it to a portable device. (You might want to do this to save space on your device.) In Windows Media Player, click Copy to CD or Device, and then select the portable device you want to copy to. Click the Portable device properties button Portable device properties button. On the Portable Device tab, click Select quality level, and then move the slider to decrease the size of the file or increase the quality level.

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