DVD R/W disks

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Mar 12, 2005, 04:13 PM

Nigel_Lori

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DVD R/W disks

Can anyone tell me if I have to format a DVD R/W disk before I use it for data back up puposes?

I bought some new DVD+R/W disks, and explorer won't recognize them when I insert them.

When one of my programs (B's clip) recognized the new disk, it asked me if it could format it. I tried this, and it spat the disk out, saying it was a bad disk. (This isn't the first time this has happened)

Thanks all.

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Mar 12, 2005, 09:02 PM	#2

ScottGem Computer Expert and Renaissance Man Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: LI, NY - USA Posts: 33,639 Pay to call ScottGem for advice ($.75/min)	Are you sure your drive is a + or dual drive? Maybe you need DVD-RW disks. Yes the disk should be formatted to use in rewriteable mode. You need to do this thru your burner software.

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