erasing cd-rws
#1
01-12-04, 10:24 AM
cd-rw's
Well I'm back as I said I would be.
I do not know how to erase a file from a cd-rw.
Could you please explain how it is done. I can amend or change a file but I cannot erase or delete one. I have tried with windows and my Recordnow-sonic software.
Thank you
Pete
I do not know how to erase a file from a cd-rw.
Could you please explain how it is done. I can amend or change a file but I cannot erase or delete one. I have tried with windows and my Recordnow-sonic software.
Thank you
Pete
#3
01-12-04, 04:13 PM
cd-rw
I do not have nero but I do have Recordnow-sonic and I just learned how to erase the unwanted file.
I open the program and when I view the files on the disc and hilite the one I want to erase a red x appears allowing me to erase. WHEW!!
I'm glad for me and you.
Does your Nero work about the same way?
BTW, thanx to all for your help.
Pete
I open the program and when I view the files on the disc and hilite the one I want to erase a red x appears allowing me to erase. WHEW!!
I'm glad for me and you.
Does your Nero work about the same way?
BTW, thanx to all for your help.
Pete
#4
01-13-04, 04:35 AM
peterr,
I'm still confused over your procedures. Do you do all your work on the hard drive and then back up at the end of the day or are you reading/writing to the cd-rw all day instead of the hard drive?
If you don't want a stack of CD-Rs, I'd still recommend a minimum of three CD-RWs, a weeks worth would be better. Rotate them daily. Expect the worst to happen - a hard drive crash AND corrupted backups. Rotating through three or five CD-RWs is not a difficult task.
If you don't want a stack of CD-Rs, I'd still recommend a minimum of three CD-RWs, a weeks worth would be better. Rotate them daily. Expect the worst to happen - a hard drive crash AND corrupted backups. Rotating through three or five CD-RWs is not a difficult task.
#5
01-13-04, 08:59 AM
cd-rw
Sorry about the confusion, Bob.
I work on my hard drive during the week then on the weekend I back up my work to floppies,i.e., budget changes, new doctors reports etc.
Now that I can amend and erase specilfic files ,I'll be using cd-rw's as they have more room. I still keep the original work on the hard drive in my doc's to be amended or erased, as the case may be, for the next weekend.
I hope this clarifies my procedures.
It must be frustrating tutoring novices who do not always give you all the details.
Thanx for the help.
Pete
I work on my hard drive during the week then on the weekend I back up my work to floppies,i.e., budget changes, new doctors reports etc.
Now that I can amend and erase specilfic files ,I'll be using cd-rw's as they have more room. I still keep the original work on the hard drive in my doc's to be amended or erased, as the case may be, for the next weekend.
I hope this clarifies my procedures.
It must be frustrating tutoring novices who do not always give you all the details.
Thanx for the help.
Pete
#6
01-13-04, 11:25 AM
No problem,,,
You got some very good advice on back-ups from everyone. Yet, you seemed to disregard that advice as somewhat irrelevant.
That advice is still valid. Summed up:
1. Don't rely on a single cd-rw. When you need it, you may find it is corrupted. In your case have at least four (4) and rotate them. Use disc A the first weekend of the month, disc B the second weekend, etc.
2. CD-Rs are very cheap. You can often find a spindle of 30, 50, or 100 on sale. On sale, the final cost is around 10-15 cents each. Use a fresh one every weekend and put the date on it. So what if you have 52 after a year?
3. The backup process can be automated. There are tools available for this. Recordnow-Sonic might even have a tool with it.
4. If this is for a business, weekly is not often enough. If this is for a business, then daily back-up is cheap insurance.
5. I know you think this is overkill. But if you ever have a hard drive crash or any problem that requires a reformat, you will realize its just good sense. A simple thing like a virus is enough to cause this headache. It happens to everyone.
Did I leave anything out, guys?
That advice is still valid. Summed up:
1. Don't rely on a single cd-rw. When you need it, you may find it is corrupted. In your case have at least four (4) and rotate them. Use disc A the first weekend of the month, disc B the second weekend, etc.
2. CD-Rs are very cheap. You can often find a spindle of 30, 50, or 100 on sale. On sale, the final cost is around 10-15 cents each. Use a fresh one every weekend and put the date on it. So what if you have 52 after a year?
3. The backup process can be automated. There are tools available for this. Recordnow-Sonic might even have a tool with it.
4. If this is for a business, weekly is not often enough. If this is for a business, then daily back-up is cheap insurance.
5. I know you think this is overkill. But if you ever have a hard drive crash or any problem that requires a reformat, you will realize its just good sense. A simple thing like a virus is enough to cause this headache. It happens to everyone.
Did I leave anything out, guys?
#7
01-13-04, 12:32 PM
cd-rw
Bob
I did miss the tip about changing cd-rw's that often; I'm used to floppies which I changed about once a month.
I think the folks here covered all the bases and I'll be back with more questions.
Besides being informative, this is a friendly forum unlike some I've been to.
Some advisors forget they too had to start somewhere.
After being around for seven decades I never saw a pc until recently so it's a task to grasp skills needed to keep up.
One issue at a time.
Pete
I did miss the tip about changing cd-rw's that often; I'm used to floppies which I changed about once a month.
I think the folks here covered all the bases and I'll be back with more questions.
Besides being informative, this is a friendly forum unlike some I've been to.
Some advisors forget they too had to start somewhere.
After being around for seven decades I never saw a pc until recently so it's a task to grasp skills needed to keep up.
One issue at a time.
Pete
