X/P for DC-R

[lci]

Why does X/p not allow me to delete a folder or file on a CD-R?

[Logan]

caus it doesn't......


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[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Because that's not how CDR's work. CDR's are one-write disks. If you screw
up, you have a nice coaster or mini-frisbee. To delete files, you would need
to use packet-writing software (the native burning software is not packet
writing software) and use CDRW's.

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Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
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"lci" > wrote in message
...
> Why does X/p not allow me to delete a folder or file on a CD-R?

[Courtney]

And even then, you can't delete files. It merely points the directory to the
new file you write. The only real way to delete the files on a CDRW is to
reformat the entire CD.

courtney

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> Because that's not how CDR's work. CDR's are one-write disks. If you screw
> up, you have a nice coaster or mini-frisbee. To delete files, you would
need
> to use packet-writing software (the native burning software is not packet
> writing software) and use CDRW's.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "lci" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Why does X/p not allow me to delete a folder or file on a CD-R?
>
>

[NobodyMan]

On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 14:10:56 -0600, "Courtney" > wrote:


>
>"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Because that's not how CDR's work. CDR's are one-write disks. If you screw
>> up, you have a nice coaster or mini-frisbee. To delete files, you would
>need
>> to use packet-writing software (the native burning software is not packet
>> writing software) and use CDRW's.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
>> Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "lci" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Why does X/p not allow me to delete a folder or file on a CD-R?
>>
>>
>
>And even then, you can't delete files. It merely points the directory to the
>new file you write. The only real way to delete the files on a CDRW is to
>reformat the entire CD.
>
>courtney
Wrong. You can set up a CDRW to use packet writing. Then you can
delete files and reclaim the space.

The true answer to the original question doesn't lie with WinXP or any
other OS. CDRs are, by default, a one-time use medium. Once the
space was used, it was gone.

[Alex Nichol]

lci wrote:

>Why does X/p not allow me to delete a folder or file on a CD-R?

A CD-R is by its very nature a write once medium, and it is physically
impossible to delete anything from it. A CD-RW allows things to be
deleted, provided the CD-RW is burned with one of the third part 'packet
writing, UDF' packages, and *not* by the XP inbuilt burning, which uses
CD-R techniques. See http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.htm


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[Alex Nichol]

Courtney wrote:

>And even then, you can't delete files. It merely points the directory to the
>new file you write. The only real way to delete the files on a CDRW is to
>reformat the entire CD.

If you use the packet writing software referred to, you *can* and *do*
overwrite information already on the disk, and *can* delete files.

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Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)