Write to CDs Like a Harddisk with BurnAgain FS

This week Freeridecoding released an update to BurnAgain FS, their unique burning software, which is free to all the program’s users.

The software, which is now up to version 1.2, integrates into the Mac OS, mounting CDs and DVDs on the desktop like a harddisk, allowing files to be added, removed, and edited multiple times just like any other file in the Finder. Further, changes can be burned at any time.

BurnAgain FS performs all these functions without making a new volume, meaning users can remove individual files from a CD or DVD, or even open and change documents on a disc on the fly.

BurnAgain makes use of a process by which information on a disc is not actively erased, but rather made inaccessible, which, according to the application’s site, means disc-space can be used more efficiently, and files can be moved to and from a disc much faster than with most burning software.

The vesrion 1.2 upgrade includes improvements to the interface and reliability of the application, making it more accessible and easier to use.

With USB memory sticks increasing in storage capacity at an amazing rate and becoming more and more common, it’s hard to say how useful this program will be for most people; I can already write, re-write, and edit information on my USB stick, which has as much space as a DVD, without the need for a special program.

But, there have been times that I’ve needed to use my burner for important projects, such as making a boot disc, when I really would have appreciated the ability to manipulate files on the disc without any worries or hassle.

Further, I’m sure there are people who are forced into using a CD or DVD format for professional purposes who would find this software very useful. Either way, making a coaster out of a disc is always a pain, and it seems like this software may help users avoid that pitfall.

BurnAgain FS is available for Mac, works with CDR, CDRW, DVD+RW and DVD-RW format discs, and costs $22 for a single home edition, $48 for a 5-install family pack, and starts at $32 for business editions.