Re: [PCWorks] Burning CDs
- From: "Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin" <PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 10:56:37 -0600
Ok. Like I've been saying, you're going to have wait for
someone that uses Nero for them to go into more detail. It's
possible, POSSIBLE, the CD got damaged with whatever you did to
it--deleting the files--IF, IF, the software is not compatible.
CD's are flaky and it's possible even if the software is the
same, something got screwed up.
Also like I said, you cannot remove data from a CDR disk. You
can only remove the REFERENCE to it. So you could delete the
entire contents of a CDR and you won't get anymore space.
If data on a CD is corrupted, well, it's corrupted and can't be
read or copied. Otherwise you could open the file in Notepad
like Hugh said, and possibly see it, but that would only work
with text type files, not any kind of images, PDF, etc. "The
previous data would not be readable under Windows" I take to
mean it can't be read period.
You need to find out what software they used to create the
CD's. If it's not Nero, maybe they can be "fixed" by them just
by opening them, or by a utility. Roxio has a "Scandisk"
utility that SOMETIMES, MIGHT fix unreadable disks, but it may
only work for Roxio-created disks.
-Clint
God Bless
Clint Hamilton, Owner
http://www.OrpheusComputing.com
http://www.ComputersCustomBuilt.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Grossman"
Clint, the client used CDR media, not CDRW, so there's no issue
of deleting
a file. I wanted to add data to a multisession CDR disk that
had been saved
under UDF.
As far as the second issue, as I wrote previously I want to
know whether I
damaged the disk. I wrote, "I tried to add data to a
multisession disk, but
Nero said that it would not fit. I removed some data
[apparently not enough]
but received the same message. The third time I tried, after
removing a lot
of the data, Nero said that the previous data would not be
readable under
Windows. I tried to see it in a command window - no joy. How
can I view and
copy the previous data? Is there a way to make it readable
under Windows?"
David Grossman
> No, XP's burning software was just a suggestion to see if it
> possibly could do anything with the CD's. It's rather
> limited
> in features--I don't THINK you can actually copy a
> disk-to-disk, but what I know for sure is you cannot delete
> files from a disk it created like you can with Roxio, (and
> again, the space is only reclaimed with RW media. With R
> media
> the folder's or file's icon is just deleted). It has its
> uses
> though, no software is needed, nothing has to be running in
> the
> background other than IMAPI Service which can be kept on
> Manual. I sometimes use it if I just have to hurriedly put
> drivers on a CD for a customer's OEM hardware.
>
> >About the second part of my question - is
> >there a way to read data on my computer
> >when it is not readable under Windows?
>
> You're going to have to provide more info than that. ;-)
> What
> kind of data, on what kind of media, where is the data
> located?
> -Clint
>
>
>
> About the second part of my question - is there a way to read
> data on my
> computer when it is not readable under Windows?
>
> David Grossman
>
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Grossman"
> >
> > I've had some interesting experiences trying to burn CDs
> > with
> > Nero 6.
> >
> > 1. I tried to add data to multisession CDs that I received.
> > In
> > some cases I
> > received an error message that the disk was UDC, so I could
> > not
> > add data.
> > What is UDC and why can’t I add data to UDC disks?
> >
> > 2. I tried to add data to a multisession disk, but Nero
> > said
> > that it would
> > not fit. I removed some data but received the same message.
> > The
> > third time I
> > tried, after removing a lot of the data, Nero said that the
> > previous data
> > would not be readable under Windows. I tried to see it in a
> > command window -
> > no joy.
> >
> > How can I view and copy the previous data? Is there a way
> > to
> > make it
> > readable under Windows?
> >
> > David Grossman
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