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| 238619 | 2004-05-23 04:23:00 | For want of something better to do I have just installed Nero on to my comp. It seems quite straight forward so I decided to back up a few files. But when I tried to put them on the CD I was informed my CD was not formatted and offered to format it for me. I nearly had a heart attack. Ten years of research are on that CD and Nero wanted to format it!!!! How easy it would have been to click on OK!! :O When I want to save something I just right click on it and select send to CD. If I'm adding to a file it just overwrites the existing one and everything is up to date. I assume Nero requires a different format. What I can't understand is what is the need for a program like Nero. What will it do that windows can't? Anyway it was rapidly removed from my comp. and I can breath again. I might add that I only have one CD-W (or what ever it's called). I've been useing it for about three years. Is there any limit on the number of times it can be used? Thanks, Jack :O :O |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 238620 | 2004-05-23 04:33:00 | A few things come to mind: 1. The CD has been Finalised - if its a CD-R then that's it for good - No more can be written to it. If its a CD-R/W then Data can be re-written if you format the Disc 2. The Disc you put in is simply full and cant hold any more (Remember that there's an 'extra 14 megs burned' with the closing of each session) 3. You chose "Start Multisession Disc" instead of "Continue Multisession Disc". I'd roll with Option 3 for the most likely problem. Click File --> New Select Data CD (It should be by default) and click the Radio Button that says Continue Multi-session Disc. Then, click on the right-most Tab and un-tick "Finalize Disc". Then click New and carry on as-per-normal :-) Hope this helps Chill. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 238621 | 2004-05-23 04:36:00 | It sounds like you were about to use IN CD which comes with nero, but is a separate program. IN CD formats a cd so it can be used a bit like a floppy. Nero has more features than windows cd writer like multisession writing which means you can keep adding to a cdr until it is full. |
gerrypics (323) | ||
| 238622 | 2004-05-23 04:57:00 | May I suggest that you backup your valuable data to two or three non-rewriteable CDs for safe keeping as soon as possible. | tommy (2826) | ||
| 238623 | 2004-05-23 04:58:00 | I'd buy another CD-RW. :D You were prepared to try a new programme on your only backup? :O (Anyway, you haven't got a backup until you've got at least three copies --- preferable in different buildings.) CD-RWs should cost less than $3 each ... less if you buy a bundle of them. ;-) |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 238624 | 2004-05-23 05:12:00 | >What I can't understand is what is the need for a program like Nero. What will it do that windows can't? well considering that MOST vers of windows do not come with any cd burning software i guess that there is a huge need for programs like nero ]:) afaik nero has far better cdwriter support and lots more features than the stock winXP cd burning. and yes there are some differences between the various cd burning apps in the way data is burnt to disk. |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 238625 | 2004-05-23 09:14:00 | My disk is a Riteck CD-RW. Actualy I use it exactly like a floppy. The only thing I can't do is delete individual files. If I want to delete a file what I do is give a new file the name of the one I wish to delete and it just overwrites the old one. I appreciate the comment that someone made about trying a new program on my only back up. Realy stupid wasn't it. Jack |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 238626 | 2004-05-23 10:13:00 | I'm personally none to keen about using CD-RW as a back-up, they haven't got the durability of CD-R apparently. Haven't been burned yet, and don't want to be either ;) Now, if someone can just suggest a cheap but safe method of sorting through the stack of CD-R's I have here - - - - - |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 238627 | 2004-05-23 11:10:00 | R2x1, How about this program? hem.spray.se Rob. |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 238628 | 2004-05-23 13:52:00 | zqwerty Thanks, that appears to be just the bees knees - I'll let you know how I get on, thanks again R2 |
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