Help-how To Formatt Cd-rw In Creator 2009?

[dibo]

I'm an easy media creator 8 owner.just bought the R.Creator 2009...

but how to formatt a cd-rw to make it right to use for copy-put data,files into?

I can't find the right mode..is it possible in the new suite..or isn't this function allowed..

thank you

[gi7omy]

You don't format it at all

 

Formatting a CD is ONLY used for drag and drop packet writing operations and, as Drag to Disc was dropped from EMC 10, it's not an option

 

Anyway - it's a guaranteed way to lose data if your intention is long term storage. Far better to use either an external hard drive or a pen drive for transferring or burn to a data CD if for storage

Edited October 22, 2008 by gi7omy

[ogdens]

I'm an easy media creator 8 owner.just bought the R.Creator 2009...

but how to formatt a cd-rw to make it right to use for copy-put data,files into?

I can't find the right mode..is it possible in the new suite..or isn't this function allowed..

thank you

 

That function was removed in the last version (EMC 10).

 

 

 

[dibo]

thank you for quick answers! Do you know if "drag and drop" function is still operative in easy cd creator version 9?

 

thank you

 

thank you for quick answers! Do you know if "drag and drop" function is still operative in easy cd creator version 9?

 

thank you

[gi7omy]

It is - but then you can also buy a revolver with one bullet and play Russian Roulette

[ogdens]

thank you for quick answers! Do you know if "drag and drop" function is still operative in easy cd creator version 9?

 

thank you

 

thank you for quick answers! Do you know if "drag and drop" function is still operative in easy cd creator version 9?

 

thank you

 

Go into the search (top right on this page) and type in packet writing (thats what D2D uses).

 

There are many,many post's that explain the pitfalls of using D2D, read for yourself.

 

 

 

[Brendon]

but how to formatt a cd-rw to make it right to use for copy-put data,files into?

 

What you haven't been told is that you don't have to format a disc to write data on it.

 

Very briefly, there are two ways to write a CD-RW disc:

 

(1) you specially format it with a 'packet-writing' program like Drag-2-Disc, and then drag single files onto it. You have made a special type of disc, and can have compatibility problems trying to get it read on other machines. Your CD-RW disc will also 'wear out' a lot quicker than normal.

 

(2) you use an 'authoring' program such as Creator Classic to write groups of files or 'sessions' onto your unformatted CD-RW. This produces a standard CD-ROM disc which can be read in any PC. Although each session is 'closed' on completion, the disc itself can be left open so you can write more sessions until the disc is full. To re-use the disc, you 'erase' it and start again.

 

While formatted discs are very useful for some relatively restricted purposes, most of us here would recommend you use an authoring program with unformatted discs, writing the disc in sessions.