Burning and backing up from Explorer with Burn by Zaweba
Burn by Zaweba can add Back up, Burn, Burn image and Mount commands to Explorer's right-click menu, for your Windows account only, and remove them cleanly.
Many disc jobs start in File Explorer, looking at the very files you want to keep or burn. Burn by Zaweba can add a few commands to Explorer's right-click menu so you can start those jobs from there, without opening Burn first and finding the files again.
The commands are optional, and turning them off removes them cleanly.
The four commands
On files and folders, two commands appear. Back up with Zaweba opens the Backup Assistant with your selection. Burn with Zaweba opens a data disc with it.
On disc images, there are two more. Burn image with Zaweba starts burning the image to disc. Mount with Zaweba mounts it as a drive, so you can open the files inside.
Turning them on and off
Burn offers the commands when you first start it, and you can change your mind at any time in Settings. They are added for your Windows account only, so other people who use the same PC keep their right-click menus as they were.
When you turn them off, Burn removes exactly its own registry keys and nothing else. That is a small detail with a big benefit: switching them off leaves Windows as it was before.
Several items at once
Select several files and folders in Explorer, right-click and choose Burn with Zaweba, and they arrive in Burn as one disc. That is often the quickest way to gather files from one folder into a disc, since you can use Explorer's own selection, sorting and search to pick them.
Jobs that suit the right-click route
Backing up a folder you have just finished working on is the classic case. Right-click it, choose Back up with Zaweba, and the assistant opens with the folder in place, ready for you to set the file kinds and the disc size.
Burning a handful of files for someone else is another. Select them, right-click, Burn with Zaweba, and a data disc opens with them listed.
Opening an old disc image is a third. Right-click an ISO or an older image file and choose Mount with Zaweba. Images that aren't ISO are converted first, and then the image appears as a drive. When you have finished, unmount it from Burn's list of mounted images.
Choosing whether to use them
Turn the commands on if you start most disc jobs from Explorer, and leave them off if you prefer to work from Burn's home screen. Neither way changes what Burn can do.
If several people share the PC, each can decide for themselves, since the commands are per account.
Use Burn image with Zaweba for images you know are ready to burn. For an image you aren't sure about, mount it first to look inside.
Other ways into Burn
The right-click commands are one of several ways into Burn. Play by Zaweba can send a playlist, Disk Sort can send a selection with Burn selection, and Explorer can send files, folders and images. Each route opens the right page in Burn by Zaweba with your files already there.
