Why doesn't IMac repeatedly burn a cd until it's filled?

5-6 years ago, I had a Performa and I bought a LaCie external cd burner with Lite Toast. Using that, I could repeatedly burn to a disc until it was full. Last year I got an IMac G5, and I go to burn a cd a second time and it won't do it and I'm told that the cd and dvd will only burn once. 5 years of technology and we go back in time rather than making giant strides.??? Why doesn't IMac have the ability to repeat burning? I attempted this answer sometime ago and was told about Burn it Again Sam, and I bought it, but it didn't work right off and I haven't had time to pursue it. I just bought Roxio Titanium Toast 7, and it won't burn again either on the IMac.....that I know of; I just tried it once. It seems like Apple should fix this or offer a solution. When you buy something new 5 years later (IMac) then you should be able to do better things than you could do with an external burner 5 years before.

You must use the 'write session' option to leave a CD "open" for more burns later. If the first burn closes the disk (with a 'write disk' option), you will not be able to add data later, regardless of the burning software you use.
Since you have Toast 7, I suggest you review its manual or help topics for more information on what CD formats support session writing & using its preferences to change recorder settings from disk to session for them.

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