For some reason I’m unable to erase a CDRW. I’ve tried both Nero and CloneCD, but to no avail. I’m using a Lite-On LTR 24102B and the media is Memorex 4x CDRW.
Having gone through the process of erasing a CDRW, I find that I can still access all the files on the CD! They are still there!
I had this trouble once before but I can’t remember the solution. I think someone here gave me the answer.
I have a Plextor 16x10x40 CDRW drive. I was able to write to a 10x CDRW media and then tried to erase the CDRW using various programs. But I still am able to access the CDRW disc. Turns out that it was my CDRW drive that was the problem. I had it replaced (it's still under warranty) and now I can erase my 10x CDRW discs (I had tried erasing the CDRW using Nero, CloneCD, even SuperBlank and many other shareware/trial programs with 2 different 10x CDRW media).
So it may be your drive that has become defective.
Up to now, I’ve been doing a ‘quick’ erase. For some reason, it just don’t work for me. This morning I did a ‘full’ erase and that did the trick. It blanked the disk. The only problem is, it takes so long to do a full erase. Over 20 minutes on the Lite-On.
I was wondering if any one knew of a program that would erase a CDRW quickly when doing a ‘full’ erase?
I don’t think it a faulty drive. Works ok when I do a ‘full’ erase. I think it’s more of a ‘media’ compatibility problem. The only problem is, Memorex is the only CDRW media I have at the moment to try. I’ll have to get other brands to try.
Problems erasing a CDRW
Linear Mode
