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    CD/DVD Copied To Harddisk - Why is File Size different?

    Hi everyone,
    I'v noticed several times that whenever I copy some CD/DVD to harddisk(NTFS File System), the file size is increased.
    e.g. When I copy a CD 700MB big, on the harddisk I find its size around 750 MB. Similarly when I copy a DVD of 4.5 GB, the size on harddisk is above 6 GB.

    The problem is when I want to make a copy of such disks, I can do "CD Copy" only. So if I store the CD/DVD on my harddisk to burn it later, that's not possible. Nero simply ejects the disk telling that I need to insert a larger capacity disk.

    Why the file size changes this much when moving from CDFS to NTFS?

    What is the workaround to this problem?

    Thanks in advance for any help!

    Pradeep
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