How do I make writable files to dvd+RW?

Question

When I make a data disk and burn my Excel files to dvd+rw the files are always read-only. How do I burn them, to make it so the files are read and write so I can save information. Note, I could save the files as a different name, but this isn't the answer. I have a program with linked programs in excel. After copying these files to the dvd, you must update the links and change the source of the links so that it locates the new destination. Once this is done, then I want to save it, but it is read-only. The help suggests renaming the files, but this wouldn't work because of the linked data. I need the files that I burn to the disc to be readable and writable.

I already have done that. With my burner(both from different burner programs) there is not an option to designate RW. My discs are DVD+RW format already. And I used the drag, drop feature.

Answer 1

I believe the disc has to be formatted for RW, not R, so that it acts like a hard drive for data.

Whatever software you're using for burning to dvd, format the disc for RW data.

I understand that it is a 'RW' disc. But with my 'RW' dvds I still had to format them. The computer makes sectors on the disc in this process and it allows the disc to behave like another drive.

If there is a 'drag to disc' feature on your software, that would be the simplest way to get what you want.

Drop and drag SHOULD make your dvd just like another hard drive. I know I had to format my disc, even though it was a RW disc. But perhaps that is not the problem with yours. I don't know. Is this only a problem with excel, or is it the same problem with other files? If it's only excel files, then you can look in the excel program to see if it's saving files as read only.

Also, maybe try a blank disc and see if you can format it for RW. I hope I'm not irritating you too much with this, but if you're using a disc that's not blank, then of course you wouldn't be able to format it.