CDRW and DVD RW drives

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Had a CD RW and wrote on two files totalling to 76kb.
For some reason, after writing the two files to the CD
the CD can't be re-written and all the files are read
only. Surely CD RW are meant to be able to be written a
number of times and the files on it adjustable, not to be
told that the CD has 76kb used, 0kb free. That CD is now
less useful than a floppy because it holds so little and
now can't be changed. This has occured with a number of
CDs where some even have 0kb used and 0kb free so it
isn't to do with the actual CD.
Is there any way of correcting this so that the CDs
becoming re-writtable as they are meant to be.
Any help would be appreciated.
 
Thomas said:
Had a CD RW and wrote on two files totalling to 76kb.
For some reason, after writing the two files to the CD
the CD can't be re-written and all the files are read
only. Surely CD RW are meant to be able to be written a
number of times and the files on it adjustable, not to be
told that the CD has 76kb used, 0kb free. That CD is now
less useful than a floppy because it holds so little and
now can't be changed. This has occured with a number of
CDs where some even have 0kb used and 0kb free so it
isn't to do with the actual CD.
Is there any way of correcting this so that the CDs
becoming re-writtable as they are meant to be.
Any help would be appreciated.
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Hi Thomas.
CD RW disks have to be formatted as such by the device you're going to use
to write to them with, then the data is written to the disk by "packets".
This needs particular software which, AFAIA, comes with the software
(usually) supplied with the device (CD RW writer).
So if you have Nero CD burner, then there is another app. sup[plied called
InCD which is a packet writer.
You need to read the manual (tucked away on the program CD usually) to find
out howe to do all this, but once you're set up it's easy... just like
having a big floppy!
HTH
Jim
 
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