I put some back-up files on a CDRW. Now, when I want to edit some of them, I get this error msg saying the disk is write-protected. What can I do to access and/or delete some of these files?
2007-08-27 07:48:19 · 4 answers · asked by Sue'sMom 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
While a CD-RW can be used in a way that makes it re-writable, it has to go through a formatting process and use special software to use the re-write feature. If you did not go through the format process (which takes about 40 minutes per CD) then you are using it as a CD-R rather then a CD-RW. That makes it "read only" and the write protection can not be removed.
You will need to get another CD-RW and properly format it. Then copy the files to the new CD-RW and then you will be able to write to them.
Note that a CD-RW that is formatted for re-writing loses some of his storage space. The computer needs some of it to perform the re-write process. So a format CD-RW will only hold about 530mb of data instead of the usual 700mb of a CD-R.
2007-08-27 07:56:48 · answer #1 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can not EDIT a CDRW, you must copy the all files to the C: drive of your computer, edit them and then reburn the the ENTIRE CDRW.
2007-08-27 14:52:23 · answer #2 · answered by MikeTwo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u can't edit files on a cdrw, u have to burn the edited files again on the cdrw.
2007-08-27 14:54:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should be able to delete them if you can't are you sure its not a cdr not cdrw?
2007-08-27 14:53:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋