cd-rw and floopy disc

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ok, i've got norton ghost installed so i can do backups not on the hard
drive. apparently i did not have enough discs to completed this chore. how,
then do i reformat these discs so i can use them again and do smaller backup
jobs? any help would be greatly appreciated.thanks.
 
To erase files from a CD
Open My Computer.
Double-click the CD recording drive. Windows displays the files and folders
located on the CD.
Under CD Writing Tasks, click Erase this CD-RW. Windows displays the CD
Writing Wizard.
Follow the instructions in the wizard to delete the files on the CD-RW.
 
thanks, it sounds easy enough. will this work with the floppy disc as well. i
will try this new trick later and let you know.

Colin Barnhorst said:
To erase files from a CD
Open My Computer.
Double-click the CD recording drive. Windows displays the files and folders
located on the CD.
Under CD Writing Tasks, click Erase this CD-RW. Windows displays the CD
Writing Wizard.
Follow the instructions in the wizard to delete the files on the CD-RW.

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oldhyde said:
ok, i've got norton ghost installed so i can do backups not on the hard
drive. apparently i did not have enough discs to completed this chore.
how,
then do i reformat these discs so i can use them again and do smaller
backup
jobs? any help would be greatly appreciated.thanks.
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I just use format if I want to remove all the files from a floppy. You can
delete individual files also. Floppies use the FAT16 file system but cd's
have their own file system called Compact Disk File System (cdfs).

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Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
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oldhyde said:
thanks, it sounds easy enough. will this work with the floppy disc as
well. i
will try this new trick later and let you know.

Colin Barnhorst said:
To erase files from a CD
Open My Computer.
Double-click the CD recording drive. Windows displays the files and
folders
located on the CD.
Under CD Writing Tasks, click Erase this CD-RW. Windows displays the CD
Writing Wizard.
Follow the instructions in the wizard to delete the files on the CD-RW.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
oldhyde said:
ok, i've got norton ghost installed so i can do backups not on the hard
drive. apparently i did not have enough discs to completed this chore.
how,
then do i reformat these discs so i can use them again and do smaller
backup
jobs? any help would be greatly appreciated.thanks.
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Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
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Colin Barnhorst said:
I just use format if I want to remove all the files from a
floppy. You can delete individual files also. Floppies use the
FAT16 file
system
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Colin, actually standard floppies use FAT12, not FAT16 (as do any
drives under 16MB).
 
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Colin Barnhorst said:
Yeah, I called it the wrong fatso again. I knew I'd do that
again.
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You're welcome. Did you do it before? I didn't remember.

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