Mounting a dvd

after burning a dvd with toast, it asked whether i wanted to eject or mount. what actually does 'mounting' mean? Does it have any affect on where i can play the dvd?

Hi,
Mount a disk means:
To cause a file or hard disk to be available for access locally.
In other words, do you want to 'see' it on your desktop and use it, or, eject it from the computer.
Many times its nice to see what you've just done, mount it, try it out and then eject it for storage.
Regards,
Dave

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