Part 1
Yes! you heard it right! You can now make your CD+/-R or DVD+/-R act like a rewritable one. During the Windows XP days, this is impossible. Once you have written something on a recordable disc, then you can't save a file on it anymore. Rewriting on a discs can only be done through CD+/-RW or DVD+/-RW type of discs. These rewritable type of discs costs as much as two to five times compared with the write-once or recordable discs.
As I have upgraded my operating system from Windows XP into Windows 7, I have discovered several exciting things about it. I first thought that this feature is only designed for RW discs, but I have once experimented it on a write-once disc and it worked! This discovery is among the most important feature of Windows 7 that I am using until now. I've researched on it and found out that this is possible through the Windows 7's UDF file system
To do this, you need the following:
Insert your blank media on the optical drive. After a few Seconds, Autoplay will appear on the screen as follows:
Enter the name of the disc. Be sure about the Disc name, after this process, you can't rename it anymore. Click on the first option, then NEXT.
Windows will now format your Disc. This will only take a few seconds. After the disc has been formatted, the disc will be automatically played and the AUTORUN window will be displayed. As you will notice, the options in the autorun is the same as your USB flash drives.
That's it!
You're done!
You can now reuse the disc again and again. You can now copy, move, paste, rename, delete or drag files on the disc just like a normal USB flash drive.
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Yes! you heard it right! You can now make your CD+/-R or DVD+/-R act like a rewritable one. During the Windows XP days, this is impossible. Once you have written something on a recordable disc, then you can't save a file on it anymore. Rewriting on a discs can only be done through CD+/-RW or DVD+/-RW type of discs. These rewritable type of discs costs as much as two to five times compared with the write-once or recordable discs.
As I have upgraded my operating system from Windows XP into Windows 7, I have discovered several exciting things about it. I first thought that this feature is only designed for RW discs, but I have once experimented it on a write-once disc and it worked! This discovery is among the most important feature of Windows 7 that I am using until now. I've researched on it and found out that this is possible through the Windows 7's UDF file system
To do this, you need the following:
- A blank CD-R, CD+R, DVD-R or a DVD+R
- An optical burner (make sure there's an RW mark on your DVD or CD drives.
- Windows Seven Operating System
Insert your blank media on the optical drive. After a few Seconds, Autoplay will appear on the screen as follows:
Choose the "Burn files to disc" option. Upon clicking, this window will appear:
That's it!
You're done!
You can now reuse the disc again and again. You can now copy, move, paste, rename, delete or drag files on the disc just like a normal USB flash drive.
NOTES:
- Copying, moving, renaming and deleting files on the formatted disc takes more time (about 5 to ten times slower compared with the normal file execution on USB flash drives or hard discs)... Of Course!
- Never force eject the discs after using(I mean piercing the small hole in the disc drive by a paper clip to remove the disc) Just right click on the drive and then click eject or just push the eject button on the drive. After doing this, Windows will prompt you to wait for a few seconds so that you can use the disc on some other devices.
- Avoid deleting too much files on the disc. Once you have deleted a file on a disc, the amount of memory consumed by the file will still be counted as used space on the drive.
UDF File system.
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The first time my father use this feature, i dont really believe that he could write DVD several times. This is really nice feature!
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Yes, I have done it and it was alright; however, I am afraid to say that I didn't notice any benefit because I was expecting that when I do these steps(How to Rewrite on a DVD-R and a CD-R Without any Burning Software) which you mentioned , I will be able to burn any files such ISO files on that CD-R/DVD-R and so on with any burning software and when I want to burn other files, I will delete the last files, after that, I will burn the new files. However, the reverse has been happened. When I tried to burn ISO file on that CD/DVD which has been reformatted with these steps, I have noticed that burning software notifies me that this CD/DVD is not empty.
DeleteIt was right that I have become able to delete, move and copy to this CD-R/DVD-R like I deal with USB. However, this doesn't matter at all because if I want to do these features, I would prefer to use a USB instead of this CD/DVD-R which has been reformatted as UDF file system by Windows 7 Operating System.
How to Rewrite on a DVD-R and a CD-R Without any Burning Software:
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I have reformatted CD-R/DVD-R with Windows 7 to became rewritable . It was successfully; however, I am afraid to say that I didn't notice any significant benefits. I was expecting that when I convert a unrewritable CD-R/DVD-R into rewritten,(How to Rewrite on a DVD-R and a CD-R Without any Burning Software), I will be able to burn any files, such as ISO files and so on on this CD-R/DVD-R, which has been reformatted during these steps, with any burning software.Then, When I want to burn other files, such as ISO files on the same CD-R/DVD-R, I will just delete the last files, and then I will burn the new files. However, the reverse has been happened. When I have tried burning an ISO file on this CD/DVD, I have noticed that burning software notifies me that this CD/DVD is not empty.
It was right that I have become able to delete, move and copy to this CD-R/DVD-R like I deal with USB. However, this doesn't matter at all. If I want to do these features, I would prefer to use a USB instead of this CD/DVD-R which has been reformatted as UDF file system by Windows 7 Operating System. Because there are three main advantages to using USBs. Firstly, USBs have usually a capacity which is usually much bigger than CD-R/DVD, especially CD-R -[Because a USB has usually a much more capacity than CD-R/DVD, especially CD-R ]. Secondly, USBs are flexible and easy to move. Finally, USBs are more safety and keeping for data. Finally, USB's are quick to copy/paste from or to them.
On the other hand, there are significant problems with use of the CD's. In the first place, using CD's can cause in losing data after a long period of time, for instance, if you have copied data on a CD, and then CD has been scratched. So the data could be lost. In additions, the copy and paste to and form CDs is more slowly than USBs. Lastly, CDs and even DVD needs driver to be readable.
In conclusion, I believe that, despite the UDF file system feature which enables you to copy, delete and move to CDs-R/DVDs-R, USB are essential to modern technology and that advantages of using them are far greater than the disadvantages.
How to Rewrite on a DVD-R and a CD-R Without any Burning Software:
ReplyDeleteI have reformatted CD-R/DVD-R with Windows 7 to became rewritable . It was successfully; however, I am afraid to say that I didn't notice any significant benefits. I was expecting that when I convert a unrewritable CD-R/DVD-R into rewritten,(How to Rewrite on a DVD-R and a CD-R Without any Burning Software), I will be able to burn any files, such as ISO files and so on on this CD-R/DVD-R, which has been reformatted during these steps, with any burning software.Then, When I want to burn other files, such as ISO files on the same CD-R/DVD-R, I will just delete the last files, and then I will burn the new files. However, the reverse has been happened. When I have tried burning an ISO file on this CD/DVD, I have noticed that burning software notifies me that this CD/DVD is not empty.
It was right that I have become able to delete, move and copy to this CD-R/DVD-R like I deal with USB. However, this doesn't matter at all. If I want to do these features, I would prefer to use a USB instead of this CD/DVD-R which has been reformatted as UDF file system by Windows 7 Operating System. Because there are three main advantages to using USBs. Firstly, USBs have usually a capacity which is usually much bigger than CD-R/DVD, especially CD-R -[Because a USB has usually a much more capacity than CD-R/DVD, especially CD-R ]. Secondly, USBs are flexible and easy to move. Finally, USBs are more safety and keeping for data. Finally, USB's are quick to copy/paste from or to them.
On the other hand, there are significant problems with use of the CD's. In the first place, using CD's can cause in losing data after a long period of time, for instance, if you have copied data on a CD, and then CD has been scratched. So the data could be lost. In additions, the copy and paste to and form CDs is more slowly than USBs. Lastly, CDs and even DVD needs driver to be readable.
In conclusion, I believe that, despite the UDF file system feature which enables you to copy, delete and move to CDs-R/DVDs-R, USB are essential to modern technology and that advantages of using them are far greater than the disadvantages.
Rewritable DVD-R/ CD-R and USB flash drives:
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I have reformatted CD-R/DVD-R with Windows 7 to became rewritable . It was successfully; however, I am afraid to say that I didn't notice any significant benefits. I was expecting that when I convert a unrewritable CD-R/DVD-R into rewritten,(How to Rewrite on a DVD-R and a CD-R Without any Burning Software), I will be able to burn any files, such as ISO files and so on on this CD-R/DVD-R, which has been reformatted during these steps, with any burning software.Then, When I want to burn other files, such as ISO files on the same CD-R/DVD-R, I will just delete the last files, and then I will burn the new files. However, the reverse has been happened. When I have tried burning an ISO file on this CD/DVD, I have noticed that burning software notifies me that this CD/DVD is not empty.
It was right that I have become able to delete, move and copy to this CD-R/DVD-R like I deal with USB flash drives. However, this doesn't matter at all. If I want to do these features, I would prefer to use USB flash drives instead of these CDs-R/DVDs-R which have been reformatted as UDF file system by Windows 7 Operating System. Because there are three main advantages to using USB flash drives. Firstly, USB flash drives have usually a capacity which is usually much bigger than CD-R/DVD, especially CD-R -[Because USB flash drives have usually a much more capacity than CD-R/DVD, especially CD-R ]. Secondly, They are flexible and easy to move. Finally, They are more safety and keeping for data. Finally, USB's are quick to copy/paste from or to them.
On the other hand, there are significant problems with use of the CD's. In the first place, using CD's can cause in losing data after a long period of time, for instance, if you have copied data on a CD, and then CD has been scratched. So the data could be lost. In additions, the copy and paste to and form CDs is more slowly than USB flash drives. Lastly, CDs and even DVDs need a driver to be readable.
In conclusion, I believe that, despite the feature of an UDF file system which enables you to copy, delete and move to CDs-R/DVDs-R without enabling you to erase or overwritten on CDs-R/DVDs-R burnt by any burning software and then burn other new data on them , USB flash drives are essential to modern technology and that advantages of using them are far greater than the disadvantages.
Well, this isn't about reliability issue. This article only suggests that you can reuse / recycle your old CD / DVD so that we could save resources (money, and specially the environment). For example, you have a school project that needs to be passed on a CD, and you accidentally burned the wrong file, so what would you choose? take some effort to buy a new one from a store or just reburn it?
ReplyDeleteEven USB flash drives get corrupted (having a higher risk than optical discs). So the best way is to have multiple back-ups, put it on your preferred storage device, and also burn them on discs, safekeep it.
I usually do back-ups of my important files on a DVD and have 2 copies each, and keep it on two different physical locations. : )
Hi there!
ReplyDeleteGreat bit of info! Just one question, is it possible to do so with dvd-r's that have already some data within? I have a couple of old dvd-r's with data that I don't really need now. I burnt the dvd-r s using Nero9, making data discs and using up the complete space. Can I now convert it to a UDF disc, erase the old data and write new data on it?
Would love your opinion, thanks!
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ReplyDeleteIn any event, thanks for the very thorough and easy-to-read write-up. Sure do appreciate it!
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