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    Nigel_Lori Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Mar 12, 2005, 05:13 PM
    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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    ScottGem Posts: 64,966, Reputation: 6056
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    Mar 12, 2005, 10:02 PM
    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 through your burner software.
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