jdrothwell Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 I try to Drag to Disk a file on my desktop to a dvd+rw disk and the message "There isno disk in the drive appears". It will recognize and play audio cd's so I know the drive works. Any ideas? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn98109 Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 I try to Drag to Disk a file on my desktop to a dvd+rw disk and the message "There isno disk in the drive appears". It will recognize and play audio cd's so I know the drive works. Any ideas? Thanks. You are confusing several unrelated things together - a common confusion, by the way. There is no difference between CD-R and CD-RW for writing purposes. You can't "delete" other than to remove something from the TOC (Table of Contents). The difference is you can erase the ENTIRE CD-RW and start over. Oh - and a CD-RW will fade out on its own, taking all the data with it, as the re-crystalized aluminum alloy de-crystalizes. CD-R, after the dye is "cooked" is much more stable. Second, to use Drag2Disc, or any Packet-Writing program (DirectCD, Nero's InCD, Sonics' DLA, etc), the disc needs to be formatted. Formatting the a CD-RW will speed up the process by which CD-RW will lose the data. So the question comes up as to why you are trying to use Drag2Disc. If it is for Backup, consider using Classic creator, or a Flash drive (aka Pen / Thumb / Keychain / Jump drive), or an external Hard Drive. And use your CD-RWs for testing. Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbrewst Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 You say you're trying to write a DVD+rw,then say it plays Audio CD's ok.Are you sure that your drive is capable of writing DVD's?What drive do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn98109 Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 You say you're trying to write a DVD+rw,then say it plays Audio CD's ok.Are you sure that your drive is capable of writing DVD's?What drive do you have? Good catch, Terry - I missed the "DVD" since CDs were referred to. But there's been more than one instance when someone has a "combo" drive (CD-RW/DVD-ROM) and assumes that if you just get the software that will make the DVD-ROM able to be a burner instead of Read Only. Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbrewst Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 It's a possibility but we won't know for sure till we know what the drive is.Guess we wait for a reply...lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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