| Post ID |
Timestamp |
Content |
User |
| 378894 |
2005-08-06 12:04:00 |
Does a full erase (25minute job) actually remove all the data from a CD RW? If not whats the advantage over a quick erase? |
amyes5 (2773) |
| 378895 |
2005-08-06 12:16:00 |
A full erase restores the CD-RW dye state over the entire CD to a pre-recorded state (more or less, I bet the CIA could still read it though) while a quick erase simply blows the table of contents away so the disk appears "empty" and the old data gets overwritten with the new.
Just bear in mind that CD-RW media would be about the most unreliable form of backup (next to modern day floppy disks) if you are considering keeping mission critical data on it though. Simply would never use CD-RW here, prefer CD-R |
godfather (25) |
| 378896 |
2005-08-07 02:44:00 |
Have a look at this month's Australian PC magazine, GF. CD-R are what they are talking about, and it seems that archivists don't trust them, either. |
Graham L (2) |
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