CD-RW

[idiot]

How many times can you write on a cd-rw?
I heard that every time you erase a disk you loose some
of its capacity.So if you write a full disk and then
erase it and then try to write the same program on the
disk it wont fit.
Is that true?

 

[Patty]

From my experience, yes you lose some space, but not sure how much....I
haven't had to erase many.

 

[Plato]

How many times can you write on a cd-rw?

Just dont use them for backing up important data ok?

 

[Alex Nichol]

How many times can you write on a cd-rw?
I heard that every time you erase a disk you loose some
of its capacity.So if you write a full disk and then
erase it and then try to write the same program on the
disk it wont fit.

Two things - if you are using the inbuilt burning, it is not really a
CD-RW approach, and further writes *add* to what is already there (if a
file matches, the old copy becomes invisible but is still there). You
can only erase the disk as a whole and start over.

If you use a packet writing program like InCD or Direct CD, this does
not apply, but the sectors holding the directories are constantly being
rewritten, and will wear out. It is not a long-term, secure type of
device, and backups will be much safer on CD-R