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I think the title says it all. I am relatively new to Apple/Mac programs. I know what works well with Windows. Spent my life on the other side of the tracks. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Just use DiskUtility!
Roxio Toast 11 is the very best: http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/toast/…
Back when I regularly used optical media (not so much anymore), I found Simply Burns works well on MacOS. It’s still available and supported today if you need something to burn CD’s and still appears to be supported as of 2019, but at a reduced capacity at this point since optical media is being phased out for mainstream use.