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Asked: 2021-12-09T11:58:49+00:00 In:

CD Disc Formatting Unable To Complete

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Once the cd is done formatting a message comes on that says the computer is unable to complete formatting. How do I fix this?

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      Yes I would agree with others, the CD-RW is ready for the bin, worn out.
      However, you shouldn’t be formatting any CD anyway. Formatting a CD is done so that you can write directly to it using “drag-and-drop” just as if it was a hard drive, and you can add more files to it at a later date using the same method. It’s called “Packet Writing”.

      However, although it is a very convenient way to write to a CD, it is also the most unreliable form of CD-writing in existence, and hardly anyone uses that method today because of it’s unreliability. Data has a habit of disappearing from the CD when you use that method, so I advise you not to do it that way.

      Moreover, CD-RW discs are themselves unreliable too, I never use them. People used to buy re-usable CD-RW media when optical discs generally were very expensive, but they are much cheaper now, so
      buy a good brand of CD-R discs and use proper burning software like Nero.

      I have had over 15 years experience in burning optical media so you can trust my advice.

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