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Erasing a cd/rw so it can be used to download songs onto again?

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  • 07-07-2015 2:20am
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    LaVail
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    I have about 100 cd/rw that I have used to burn songs from my pc to use in the car but is there any way I could just delete the files on some of them and re-use them to download from computer again and burn new songs onto them?

    Ta


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    Mark Tapley
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    LaVail wrote: »
    I have about 100 cd/rw that I have used to burn songs from my pc to use in the car but is there any way I could just delete the files on some of them and re-use them to download from computer again and burn new songs onto them?

    Ta

    To erase all of the files on a disc
    Insert the CD-RW, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, or DVD-RAM disc into your computer's CD or DVD burner.
    Open Computer by clicking the Start button , and then clicking Computer.
    Click the drive icon that represents your writeable drive, and then, on the toolbar, click Erase this disc.


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    LaVail
    Registered Users Posts: 1,619 ✭✭✭LaVail


    Mark Tapley wrote: »
    To erase all of the files on a disc
    Insert the CD-RW, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, or DVD-RAM disc into your computer's CD or DVD burner.
    Open Computer by clicking the Start button , and then clicking Computer.
    Click the drive icon that represents your writeable drive, and then, on the toolbar, click Erase this disc.

    Thanks for the reply but the option I get is "format this disc" (windows 7 pro) any time I do this I still cant reuse the cd :(


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    mordeith
    Registered Users Posts: 5,278 ✭✭✭mordeith


    LaVail wrote: »
    Thanks for the reply but the option I get is "format this disc" (windows 7 pro) any time I do this I still cant reuse the cd :(

    What software do you use to burn the songs? Should be an option in that to clear the disc.


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    LaVail
    Registered Users Posts: 1,619 ✭✭✭LaVail


    mordeith wrote: »
    What software do you use to burn the songs? Should be an option in that to clear the disc.

    Just noticed my discs are cd-r not cd-rw :o

    That's why I can't delete them. Feel like a tool now.
    Thanks for the answers though


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    mordeith
    Registered Users Posts: 5,278 ✭✭✭mordeith


    LaVail wrote: »
    Just noticed my discs are cd-r not cd-rw :o

    That's why I can't delete them. Feel like a tool now.
    Thanks for the answers though

    I was gonna ask that and then thought 'nah, it couldn't be that simple'. :-)


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