I Can't Delete Or Write Over My CD-RW Discs!

Vanchatron · 12-26-2006, 10:21 AM

I've just been out and bought some CD-RW discs and added 700mb worth of data to one of them. I then copied this data from the disc onto another PC. When putting the disc back into my original PC and then attempting to delete the data (so that I could add more data to be transferred) it says:

"Files on this CD are Read Only - You can still copy new files to this writable CD, which will replace files already on the disc"

So I got around 698mb worth of data and tried burning it to the CD but it says:

"The disc in the drive is not a writable CD or it is full".

Well yeah it's full because it has my 700mb worth of data from the previous burn but the message I got above says that I can copy new files to the CD which will replace the files already on the disc... I'm pretty confused and could do with some help, thanks.

HK

Vanchatron · 12-26-2006, 12:30 PM

Right, sorry for the language but HOW THE HELL DO I USE CD-RW DISCS??!!

I'm getting really agitated with it now as I've been trying for 3 days to find a way of storing my music onto another PC and now that I've finally bought some CD-RW discs I don't know how to use them.

All I need to do is put 700mb of music at a time onto the disc, then transfer that music to another PC, wipe the disc clean and start over until I've moved all 8gb of my music to the other PC but I don't know how to do it.

HK

**jnob** · 12-26-2006, 12:39 PM

When you first burn the disc make sure you do not have finalize cd checked as this will make the cd-rw read only and you will not be able to remove or copy over the files.

Vanchatron · 12-26-2006, 12:42 PM

I used the Windows standard method of burning music to the CD-RW disc and I wasn't given an option to tick or untick 'finalize'... Does this mean my disc has been finalized anyway?

HK

beatles4 · 12-11-2007, 02:07 PM

Joining this trail a little late (Hmmm yes, a year late..) but I still cannot overwrite files stored on CD-RW and might as well have purchased CD-R instead.

Can someone please let me how I can check if the finalised CD has been checked in the first places in order to uncheck? Have looked in properties but there is nothing obvious?

**koala** · 12-11-2007, 05:31 PM

I've never used the Windows built-in burner so I can't say how to disable finalize with it. You might find it easier to use a third-party burner like DeepBurner or ImgBurn (both freeware and fully compatible with CDR, CDRW and DVD).

12-26-2006, 10:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
Vanchatron Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: UK Posts: 429 OS: XP Home	I Can't Delete Or Write Over My CD-RW Discs! I've just been out and bought some CD-RW discs and added 700mb worth of data to one of them. I then copied this data from the disc onto another PC. When putting the disc back into my original PC and then attempting to delete the data (so that I could add more data to be transferred) it says: "Files on this CD are Read Only - You can still copy new files to this writable CD, which will replace files already on the disc" So I got around 698mb worth of data and tried burning it to the CD but it says: "The disc in the drive is not a writable CD or it is full". Well yeah it's full because it has my 700mb worth of data from the previous burn but the message I got above says that I can copy new files to the CD which will replace the files already on the disc... I'm pretty confused and could do with some help, thanks. HK

12-26-2006, 12:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
jnob TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Valley Posts: 692 OS: XP Pro, SP2 My System	When you first burn the disc make sure you do not have finalize cd checked as this will make the cd-rw read only and you will not be able to remove or copy over the files. __________________ Everest Memtest86

12-11-2007, 02:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
beatles4 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7 OS: xp	Re: I Can't Delete Or Write Over My CD-RW Discs! Joining this trail a little late (Hmmm yes, a year late..) but I still cannot overwrite files stored on CD-RW and might as well have purchased CD-R instead. Can someone please let me how I can check if the finalised CD has been checked in the first places in order to uncheck? Have looked in properties but there is nothing obvious?

12-11-2007, 05:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,366 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: I Can't Delete Or Write Over My CD-RW Discs! I've never used the Windows built-in burner so I can't say how to disable finalize with it. You might find it easier to use a third-party burner like DeepBurner or ImgBurn (both freeware and fully compatible with CDR, CDRW and DVD). __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

12-26-2006, 12:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
Vanchatron Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: UK Posts: 429 OS: XP Home	Right, sorry for the language but HOW THE HELL DO I USE CD-RW DISCS??!! I'm getting really agitated with it now as I've been trying for 3 days to find a way of storing my music onto another PC and now that I've finally bought some CD-RW discs I don't know how to use them. All I need to do is put 700mb of music at a time onto the disc, then transfer that music to another PC, wipe the disc clean and start over until I've moved all 8gb of my music to the other PC but I don't know how to do it. HK

12-26-2006, 12:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
Vanchatron Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: UK Posts: 429 OS: XP Home	I used the Windows standard method of burning music to the CD-RW disc and I wasn't given an option to tick or untick 'finalize'... Does this mean my disc has been finalized anyway? HK