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Disc burner not detected — how to fix it
If your drive isn't showing, check the cable/USB, confirm Windows lists it, then hit Refresh in cdBurner. External USB writers sometimes need a different port or a moment to spin up.
cdBurner reinvents disc burning: a clean web app that drives the optical drive on your own machine. Nothing else works this way. Open the burner →
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Why cdBurner is different
cdBurner reinvents disc burning: a clean web app that drives the optical drive on your own machine. Nothing else works this way.
- 100% free — no trial, no watermark, no nag screens.
- Private — files are written locally and never uploaded to a server.
- No bloatware — one small signed helper, not a heavy install.
- Built on Windows' native IMAPI2 engine, so your discs read everywhere.