Disk Copy Utility missing

I understand that there is a Disk Copy Utility in the Utilities Applications in Mac OS X Jaguar V10.2. But I have the Mac OS X 10.4.8 (Tigier) and I cant find this utility. How can I access it ?

Disk copying is handled through Disk Utility. There is no separate utility in Tiger.
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Hello,
Is there any way you can create a disk image using Disc Copy? Is there a better way to create a Disk Image?
I would like to burn two copies of a 4.2 gig folder on my mac. I usually insert a blank DVD-R and then the mac asks if I would like to prepare it at which point I click "yes". An icon of a DVD disk appears on the desktop and then I drag my files onto this icon. It takes a few moments to create the disc image and then I click "burn". However, after the disc is burned the disc image disappears and I have to start all over again if I want to make another copy.
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That worked however when I insert a blank DVD-R, the disk image still has to be copied to the DVD-R buffer and then it can be burned. And so this doesn't really save any steps - the "copying into the buffer" step still has to occur whether or not you have created a disk image of your files. So creating a disk image doesn't really shorten the process of burning multiple copies of a DVD.
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Ha HA!
The problem was not quite what I thought.
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Yay!
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Thanks

Never mind, I solved it. Guess I jsut needed to look a bit more.

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