| Windows 7: Can these DVD+R DL be saved and/or reused somehow |
24 Oct 2011
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#1 | | Windows 7 Pro 64bit SP1 / XP Pro 32bit Phoenix |
Can these DVD+R DL be saved and/or reused somehow I was trying to copy multiple folders to DVD for backup and was getting ongoing errors trying to use Roxio and/or LG Burning tools.
Another post recommended I go with Imgburn because apparently my issues were with file name length issues which I guess Roxio/LG do not deal well with.
After a little trial and error I got ImgBurn to create my backup DVDs without issues.
Now before getting to the successful burns with ImgBurn..I used about a dozen or so DVD+R DL disks...and would like to save these for re-use latter if possible ?
Here's the "Discovery" log from Imgburn and attached are two screen shots from Windows explorer info.
Is there a way to re-format the lost DVD+R DL disk used up previously ?
ImgBurn info: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH22NS40 NL02 (ATA)
Current Profile: DVD+R DL
Disc Information:
Status: Incomplete
State of Last Session: Incomplete
Erasable: No
Sessions: 1
Free Sectors: 2,085,440
Free Space: 4,270,981,120 bytes
Free Time: 463:27:65 (MM:SS:FF)
Next Writable Address: 2088384
Supported Write Speeds: 2.4x, 4x, 6x, 8x
DVD±R DL Boundary Information:
L0 Data Zone Capacity: 2,086,912
Changeable: No
Disc Control Blocks Information:
HL-DT-ST 2NS40
Physical Format Information (Last Recorded - L0):
Disc ID: RICOHJPN-D01-02
Book Type: DVD+R DL
Part Version: 1
Disc Size: 120mm
Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified
Number of Layers: 2
Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP)
Linear Density: 0.293 um/bit
Track Density: 0.74 um/track
First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608
Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,580,607
Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 2,283,519
Physical Format Information (Last Recorded - L1):
Disc ID: RICOHJPN-D01-02
Book Type: DVD+R DL
Part Version: 1
Disc Size: 120mm
Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified
Number of Layers: 2
Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP)
Linear Density: 0.293 um/bit
Track Density: 0.74 um/track
First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608
Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,580,607
Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 2,283,519
Performance (Write Speed):
Descriptor 1...
-> B0: 0x02, B1: 0x00, B2: 0x00, B3: 0x00
-> EL: 4173823 (0x003FAFFF)
-> RS: 6,876 KB/s (5x) - WS: 3,324 KB/s (2.4x)
Descriptor 2...
-> B0: 0x02, B1: 0x00, B2: 0x00, B3: 0x00
-> EL: 4173823 (0x003FAFFF)
-> RS: 6,876 KB/s (5x) - WS: 5,540 KB/s (4x)
Descriptor 3...
-> B0: 0x02, B1: 0x00, B2: 0x00, B3: 0x00
-> EL: 4173823 (0x003FAFFF)
-> RS: 6,876 KB/s (5x) - WS: 8,310 KB/s (6x)
Descriptor 4...
-> B0: 0x02, B1: 0x00, B2: 0x00, B3: 0x00
-> EL: 4173823 (0x003FAFFF)
-> RS: 6,876 KB/s (5x) - WS: 11,080 KB/s (8x) | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built OS Windows 7 Pro 64bit SP1 / XP Pro 32bit CPU AMD FX-6100 Six-Core Processor Motherboard M5A78L-M LX PLUS Memory 2ea Corsair-1333MHz-PC3-10666-240-pin-CMX4GX3M1A1333C9 Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT Sound Card OnBoard Via High Def Audio Monitor(s) Displays Samsung 204B main - ViewSonic VX2035wm secondary Screen Resolution 1600x1200 main - 1680x1050 secondary Keyboard MS USB dual Wireless Keyboard - IntelliType Pro Mouse MS USB dual Wireless Mouse - IntelliPoint PSU Antec 650 watt Cooling Multiple case fans Hard Drives Hitachi Deskstar 750GB Win7 Pro 64bit - Seagate 640GB Sata B/U - Maxtor 500GB Sata B/U - Maxtor 200GB Sata XP Pro SP3 Internet Speed Cox Cable Other Info Hauppaguge Win TV HVR-1250 (Model 22xxx, Hybrid ATSC/QAM)
Samsung HD103SI USB 1TB Desktop Drive - Backup & Disk Image storage |
24 Oct 2011
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#2 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1 Doncaster, UK |
Not possible, sorry. Unless the disks are specifically re-writeable, they can only be written to once. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1 CPU Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz) Motherboard ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M Memory 4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB) Graphics Card 2 x AMD Radeon HD7770 1GB CrossFired (OC 1100MHz/1250MHz) Sound Card Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898) Monitor(s) Displays ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen (VGA) Screen Resolution 1440x900 Keyboard Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB) Mouse Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB) PSU XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular Case Gigabyte IF233 Cooling 1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust Hard Drives OCZ Agility 3 SSD 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0)
Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II
Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0
WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0 Internet Speed NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2) Antivirus Avast! 8.0.1483 Browser IE 9 Other Info Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray
Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB)
CTF-430 Tablet & Pen
WEI Score: 7.7/7.9/7.4/7.4/7.9
Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter) |
24 Oct 2011
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#3 | | Ubuntu Lunix and Windows 7 Albuquerque, New Mexico USA |
Ouch! Expensive coasters. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self-built OS Ubuntu Lunix and Windows 7 CPU Intel Core2Quad QX9700 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P Memory 8 GB Corsair Twin-X Graphics Card Sapphire/ATI Radeon HD5850 Sound Card Embedded or Bose Companion System V Monitor(s) Displays Apple 23 Inch Cinema Display Screen Resolution 1920 X 1200 Keyboard CVT Avant Prime Mouse Logitech wireless trackman PSU Corsair 750TX Case Lian-Li V2120B Cooling Zalman CNPS ZX10C Hard Drives 1 X 120GB Intel Series 320 SSD
2 X 1TB Western Digital WD1002 FAEX internal hard drives
1 X 1Tb Seagate 7200.11 SATA (external, for backup) Internet Speed Comcast 8M/sec Other Info Also use MacBookPro (1st gen Intel w/ OS X 10.6) and a second desktop built upon an Intel D975XBX with Intel E6600 multi-booting Ubuntu, SuSE and Fedora Linux and 32-bit Windows 7 Home Premium.. |
24 Oct 2011
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#4 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 & Mac OS X 10.7.1 United Kingdom |
expensive? 100 dvd's cost about £15 lol thats 15p per disc so £1.80 lost! i challenge anyone to get 12 coasters for £1.80! bargain if you ask me lol! | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Built by badgers!!! OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 & Mac OS X 10.7.1 CPU Intel Core i5 2500k Motherboard Asus P8z68 Memory Corsair Vengence 8gb 1866mhz Graphics Card XFX Ati HD6950 2Gb Sound Card Mobo Optical to Yamaha Rx-V667 7.2 home cinema system Monitor(s) Displays Samsung LED 32" TV Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Saitek Cyborg V7 Mouse Saitek R.A.T 9 PSU Corsair HX650w Modular Case NZXT Phantom White Cooling Corsair H60 Push/Pull Hard Drives 120gb Corsair Force 3 SSD Internet Speed Too slow! Other Info AMD fusion E350N Home server-Windows Home Server 2011 (also made by badgers!)
2011 Macbook 2.4ghz Core2Duo, 4gb ddr3, 120gb Ocz Vertex SSD |
24 Oct 2011
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#5 | | Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit Fantasyland |
Hold on...
It is physically impossible to rewrite or somehow format and reuse CD-R and DVD-R/DVD+R discs, otherwise they wouldn't be 'R'. However, according to ImgBurn your discs appear to have open sessions on them. That means as long as the discs aren't actually filled to capacity, you can still write more data to them. Depending on the filesystem used, you can mark already-written files as 'deleted' so that once the session is closed and the disc finalized, those files won't show up any longer. Quote: Current Profile: DVD+R DL
Disc Information:
Status: Incomplete
State of Last Session: Incomplete
Erasable: No
Sessions: 1
Free Sectors: 2,085,440
Free Space: 4,270,981,120 bytes
Free Time: 463:27:65 (MM:SS:FF)
Next Writable Address: 2088384 This warrants a second look. If each of these discs has only had a little bit of data written to it and the session on all of them is still open, they remain usable for having more files written to them.
However, you cannot write an entire image (containing a new, separate filesystem) to them. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom-built OS Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz, overclocked to 2.7GHz Motherboard Asus PL5D2 Memory 4GB DDR2-667 (4x1GB in dual-channel config) Graphics Card nVidia GeForce 9800 GT Sound Card Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic Monitor(s) Displays Acer Screen Resolution 1920x1200 (DVI) Keyboard Standard Mouse Microsoft wireless optical mouse PSU Antec TruePower 2.0 Case Cooler Master Centurion Cooling various fans Hard Drives OCZ SSD Vertex Plus 60GB SATA (Firmware 3.55), 64MB cache
Hitachi HD321KJ SATA, 320GB, 7200rpm, 16MB cache Internet Speed DSL; ~330KB/sec down, ~110KB/sec up Other Info Have a laptop too :) (Compaq CQ60 also with Win7 Pro SP1 32-bit)
Drives in both systems:
C: - Windows 7 + apps. Pagefile is fixed size and located at the very end of the partition.
D: - various temp files/cache for Firefox and apps/games.
E: - videos, music, misc. storage, torrent downloads, etc. |
24 Oct 2011
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#6 | | Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1 Mt. Crumpit/Whoville |
The suffix has to be RW to be re-writable. The R only means you can write to it. If the session is not closed or finalized, then more data could be added but nothing already on the disk could be changed nor deleted. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built Desktop By DataTech OS Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1 CPU Intel i5-2550K, Differing ~4.4-4.8GHz No built in GPU Motherboard ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 Memory 16GB G.Skill Sniper 2133MHz 4x4GB Graphics Card ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 460 Sound Card Onboard Realtek 5-1 Monitor(s) Displays Samsung P2570HD Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Old, beat-up Dell USB From 10 yrs Ago Mouse Gigabyte m6900 wired PSU Corsair HX650W Case Inwin Dragon Rider Cooling Hyper 212 EVO w/two Noctua fans, push-pull, @1300 RPM Hard Drives Crucial M4 128GB for OS, 750GB Seagate MomentusXT for data, 500GB Seagate Constellation for storage Internet Speed 8-19 Mbs down, 3-4 Mbs up Comcast Cable Antivirus Norton Internet Security Browser IE 9, Opera when needed Other Info 4 case fans, LG BluRay-RE, ASUS DVD-RW, Mr. Fusion power generator with flux capacitor, 1.21 gigawatts. |
24 Oct 2011
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#7 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit 6.1 Build 7601 (SP1) |
ImgBurn is not multisession software. I don't believe those DLs are reusable in any way. | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit 6.1 Build 7601 (SP1) |
24 Oct 2011
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#8 | | Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit Fantasyland |
As I said, more data can be added until the open session is closed, and already-written files can be marked deleted at that time. They'll still be on the disc but won't have a reference in the file/folder tree.
It's not necessary to write multiple sessions, although I do believe ImgBurn can deal with them. In any case, adding to an open session is not an issue. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom-built OS Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz, overclocked to 2.7GHz Motherboard Asus PL5D2 Memory 4GB DDR2-667 (4x1GB in dual-channel config) Graphics Card nVidia GeForce 9800 GT Sound Card Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic Monitor(s) Displays Acer Screen Resolution 1920x1200 (DVI) Keyboard Standard Mouse Microsoft wireless optical mouse PSU Antec TruePower 2.0 Case Cooler Master Centurion Cooling various fans Hard Drives OCZ SSD Vertex Plus 60GB SATA (Firmware 3.55), 64MB cache
Hitachi HD321KJ SATA, 320GB, 7200rpm, 16MB cache Internet Speed DSL; ~330KB/sec down, ~110KB/sec up Other Info Have a laptop too :) (Compaq CQ60 also with Win7 Pro SP1 32-bit)
Drives in both systems:
C: - Windows 7 + apps. Pagefile is fixed size and located at the very end of the partition.
D: - various temp files/cache for Firefox and apps/games.
E: - videos, music, misc. storage, torrent downloads, etc. Can these DVD+R DL be saved and/or reused somehow problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:39 AM. | |