AnimeSuki Forum - View Single Post - Can't erase CD-RWs

Komataguri · 2006-01-03, 13:33

To go slightly off topic.

If you are using the RWs like floppies, to just move data around quickly without any concern for the longevity then forget what I'm about to say.

but in my experaince, both with quality and budget media, CD-RW media is not stable for long storage. Specially after several burns. i would seriously reccomend changing to CD R media if you are trying to save data for the long term.

Also, If you want data to last the long term, burn it at the SLOWEST OPTION POSSIBLE. It will take a while to burn, but it will make the media MUCH more stable for longterm storage.

All this is aplicable to DVDs to,a nd just about any other optical media. Stay away from CD-RW unless you are just looking for a quick means to transfer files from point a to point b, and always burn at the slowest possible speed.

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Komataguri Reverend K-Rist Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: America's Wang. Age: 40	To go slightly off topic. If you are using the RWs like floppies, to just move data around quickly without any concern for the longevity then forget what I'm about to say. but in my experaince, both with quality and budget media, CD-RW media is not stable for long storage. Specially after several burns. i would seriously reccomend changing to CD R media if you are trying to save data for the long term. Also, If you want data to last the long term, burn it at the SLOWEST OPTION POSSIBLE. It will take a while to burn, but it will make the media MUCH more stable for longterm storage. All this is aplicable to DVDs to,a nd just about any other optical media. Stay away from CD-RW unless you are just looking for a quick means to transfer files from point a to point b, and always burn at the slowest possible speed.