- Burning DVD's
- Posted by Dapper Dan on January 5th, 2006
Is there a specific number of times a DVD+RW can be reused?
I saved a one page document onto a DVD+RW (first time using)and it took up
the whole 4.7 GB. Then erased it and saved a large Folder (~399MB)
containing many Files from my other computer. Checked it and all OK. Then
elected to add more files from old computer but apparently disk full.
Thinking I did something wrong, I erased again and started all over. This
time saved all the files of interest but when I subsequently tried to use
the disk, a message box appeared saying something to the effect unable to
read the disk and/or disk is corrupt.
- Posted by Jim on January 5th, 2006
"Dapper Dan" <dapperdan@home.com> wrote in message
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> Is there a specific number of times a DVD+RW can be reused?
>
They claim about a thousand times.
> I saved a one page document onto a DVD+RW (first time using)and it took up
> the whole 4.7 GB.
If you got this info from Explorer, be aware that DVDs and CDs
use a different file system. Most of the time, any file of any size will
cause Explorer to report the disk as being full.
>Then erased it and saved a large Folder (~399MB) containing many Files from
>my other computer. Checked it and all OK. Then elected to add more files
>from old computer but apparently disk full.
Which program reported this?
> Thinking I did something wrong, I erased again and started all over. This
> time saved all the files of interest but when I subsequently tried to use
> the disk, a message box appeared saying something to the effect unable to
> read the disk and/or disk is corrupt.
>
My thought is that all of these changes, etc., have somehow destroyed the
file system on the disk. Perhaps you can regain the disk with a full
format. As cheap as disks are, it hardly seems worth the bother.
Jim
- Posted by Bob I on January 5th, 2006
Courtesy of http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=DVD%2BRW+lifetime
http://www.osta.org/technology/dvdqa/dvdqa11.htm
Dapper Dan wrote:
> Is there a specific number of times a DVD+RW can be reused?
>
> I saved a one page document onto a DVD+RW (first time using)and it took up
> the whole 4.7 GB. Then erased it and saved a large Folder (~399MB)
> containing many Files from my other computer. Checked it and all OK. Then
> elected to add more files from old computer but apparently disk full.
> Thinking I did something wrong, I erased again and started all over. This
> time saved all the files of interest but when I subsequently tried to use
> the disk, a message box appeared saying something to the effect unable to
> read the disk and/or disk is corrupt.
>
>
- Posted by Rose on January 5th, 2006
See Best Buy DVD copy Software from Best Buy Reviews:
http://www.bestbuyreviews.com/dvd-copy/
- Posted by Dapper Dan on January 6th, 2006
Thanks Jim, I Just erased again and downloaded a file and it again shows
almost no free space. I guess I'll have to read a lot more about this.
Dan
"Jim" <j.n@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Dapper Dan" <dapperdan@home.com> wrote in message
> news:O6dic2iEGHA.716@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Is there a specific number of times a DVD+RW can be reused?
>>
> They claim about a thousand times.
>> I saved a one page document onto a DVD+RW (first time using)and it took
>> up the whole 4.7 GB.
> If you got this info from Explorer, be aware that DVDs and CDs
> use a different file system. Most of the time, any file of any size will
> cause Explorer to report the disk as being full.
>>Then erased it and saved a large Folder (~399MB) containing many Files
>>from my other computer. Checked it and all OK. Then elected to add more
>>files from old computer but apparently disk full.
> Which program reported this?
>> Thinking I did something wrong, I erased again and started all over. This
>> time saved all the files of interest but when I subsequently tried to use
>> the disk, a message box appeared saying something to the effect unable to
>> read the disk and/or disk is corrupt.
>>
> My thought is that all of these changes, etc., have somehow destroyed the
> file system on the disk. Perhaps you can regain the disk with a full
> format. As cheap as disks are, it hardly seems worth the bother.
> Jim
>
- Posted by Jonny on January 6th, 2006
You have to leave the session open to save more data using the method you're
using now is my best guess.
Providing more info on the what you're using, and what options you selected
in that DVD burning program may produce more accurate answers for your
situation.
The typical answer for DVDRW media usage is 100 times per media as far as
usage goes.
--
Jonny
"Dapper Dan" <dapperdan@home.com> wrote in message
news:O6dic2iEGHA.716@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Is there a specific number of times a DVD+RW can be reused?
>
> I saved a one page document onto a DVD+RW (first time using)and it took up
> the whole 4.7 GB. Then erased it and saved a large Folder (~399MB)
> containing many Files from my other computer. Checked it and all OK. Then
> elected to add more files from old computer but apparently disk full.
> Thinking I did something wrong, I erased again and started all over. This
> time saved all the files of interest but when I subsequently tried to use
> the disk, a message box appeared saying something to the effect unable to
> read the disk and/or disk is corrupt.
>
>
