gaffitter for Mac

gaffitter is a small command-line utility built specifically to solve the problem of capacity allocation before burning optical discs. When you have a pile of files or folders and want to fit them onto a DVD or other disc with a fixed capacity, it repeatedly tries different combinations in the background to find a arrangement that fills the disc as fully as possible without exceeding its capacity. For users accustomed to the command line who need to burn data backups in batches, this is far less trouble than estimating manually and adjusting repeatedly. It does not handle the burning itself; it focuses solely on the step of deciding how to place things most suitably. It suits scenarios where you want to make the most of disc space without manually picking through files one by one to make the numbers add up.