I just want to praise OSX once again! OSX.3 is worth its price in gold. With the instructions below, my CD-RW disk was easily erased and re-burned. Thank you very much for this valuable information Bruce. Kim :o)
>> Can a person ruin a CD-RW so that it won't allow it to be reburnt? >> My CD-RW that I burnt last year with hopes of reusing, say it is >> locked and >> can't be erased. >> I had used Toast on OS9 originally to burn them. >> I tried to use the OSX software and saw no options for reburning, so I >> tried >> with my daughters OS9 toast... Says the disk is locked. > > Go into Disc utility in OS X (under OS X it's Disk Copy) and in the > menus is an option for re-formatting CDRW's. > > OS X treats CDRW's like it treats any other recordable CD: as a > one-session thing. To reuse CDRW's in OS X you need to erase them > first. > > You can also get software like BurnX Free from HernanSoft > <http://www.hernansoft.com/products.html> which lets you burn multiple > sessions onto a disk, erase CDRW's etc. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
