I have a rewriteable dvd and drive. I wanted to know if there was a way to delete a single file from the dvd without having to erase the whole disc. I use Nero and sonic record now. Let me know! Thanks!
2006-07-25 02:40:16 · 4 answers · asked by the_colour_black 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Sorry, DVD-RW's are not random access devices like a hard drive. So you cannot delete a single file, only add to or write over the whole disk.
There is a disk format called DVD-RAM that would allow this, but not many drives support it. Besides, you probably are using DVD-RW.
The best I could suggest is to erase the disk, then write out all the files except the the one you don't want.
(I have one long shot idea. If the one you want to delete is the last one you put on the disk, perhaps if you told Nero to write out an empty file of exactly the same name, it might overlay the original. That's just a "maybe"...)
Good Luck
2006-07-25 02:57:32 · answer #1 · answered by fredshelp 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No you can't. But what you can do is copy the contents onto your hard drive, erase the dvd and then reburn the info back onto your dvd
2006-07-25 09:45:30 · answer #2 · answered by tom b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you try right click on ur file and delete it!
Sometimes its work!
I did it! Cause u r telling that ur cd is rewritable!
2006-07-25 09:54:18 · answer #3 · answered by talkbox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, just do it and update the change before you eject the disk.
2006-07-25 09:47:34 · answer #4 · answered by DJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋