Re: CR-R and CD-RW Issues

John:

That makes sense. I kind of suspected something like that but wasn't sure.
As far as the CD-RW, I have Roxio installed to allow drag and drop action
and to "see" the CD drive essentially a folder. Roxio has an erase disk
function and a format function. I will try those now. I will have to refer
to Belarc Advisor to see my drive type and see if it has upgradeable
firmware capability. Thanks for the tips. I will report results later.

"John McGaw" <nowhere@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Fred 2002 wrote:
>> Not sure if this is the board I should be asking this question on, so let
>> me know if there's a better one.
>>
>> I began using CD-R disks for backing up my data files some months ago. I
>> updated frequently and the newer files overwrote the older ones.
>> Recently though, the system will no longer delete the old files on the
>> CD-R. So I rapidly run out of space on the CD. What's happened?
>>
>> So I went to Staples and bought some CD-RW disks, but the system won't
>> allow me to write to any of them. I get an error message saying the disk
>> is "not accessible. Incorrect function." Did I buy the wrong kind of
>> CD-RW disks?
>>
>> Any ideas about this behavior? Thanks in advance!
>>
> New files do not "overwrite" old ones on a CD-R -- what you see is just a
> trick called "multisession" that makes it appear as if they did. So
> basically you can write and write and write until the disk is full and
> then it refuses to go any further because it simply can't because it is
> full. As for the CD-RW not working, that could be any sort of problem.
> What sort of program are you using to write to your CD? Does it have an
> "erase disk" function? (don't get your hopes up, this applies only to RW
> disks which indeed can be erased). What is your CD hardware? If it has
> upgradeable firmware have you installed the newest version from the
> manufacturer?
>
> John McGaw
> http:/johnmcgaw.com


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