-=PCTechTalk=- Re: deleting files from CD-rw

Hi Mark

Would you then be able (recommended?) to defrag the disk or to run ScanDisk
on it?

Skiboo


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Chiasson" <mchiasson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 8:14 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: deleting files from CD-rw


> Formatting the CD-RW using the Direct CD Format utility does allow you to
delete individual files (it acts just like a floppy).
>
> Mark
> ________________________________
>
> From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Don
> Sent: Wed 1/25/2006 2:19 PM
> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: deleting files from CD-rw
>
>
>
> I think the reason is the way the data is stored (optical vs magnetic) and
> the file system used.   Various versions of DOS and Windows uses FAT,
FAT16,
> FAT32 and NTFS, but I don't know what system a CD or DVD uses.
>
> Don
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Spider1957" <spider1957@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 1:42 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: deleting files from CD-rw
>
>
> >I have found is to be true is well Don, everything I burn to a CD-RW
always
> > comes up as read-only which to me seems very illogical. I would like to
> > use
> > my CD-RW's just like a floppy and be able to use it in exactly the same
> > manner.
> >
> > Neil
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Don" <dsw32952@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 10:53 PM
> > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: deleting files from CD-rw
> >
> >
> >> No.  I am saying that in my experience files written to a CD-R all have
> >> the
> >> "read only" bit set.  When you copy them back to the harddrive that bit
> >> is
> >> also set on the harddrive copy of the file.  I can change the attribute
> >> on
> >> the hard drive but not on the CD-R.  And I have tried a couple of
> >> different
> >> attribute utilities (but not flagrash).
> >>
> >> This may be different on CD-RW disks.
> >>
> >> Don

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