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Erase Rewritable Disc Window
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Nero Linux Express can be used to erase rewritable discs, i.e. discs with the RW specifica-
tion, as long as your recorder supports this feature. Two erase methods are available for this
purpose:
Quick erasing does not remove the data physically from the disc, but instead only makes it
inaccessible by erasing the references to existing content. The data can be restored!
Full erasing removes the data from the disc by overwriting it with zeroes. The contents can-
not be restored with conventional methods. Repeated full erasing increases the probability
that third parties will not be able to reconstruct the contents.
Erase Rewritable Disc window
The following configuration options are available in the Erase Rewritable Disc window:
Selection list
Select recorder
Defines the desired recorder.
Selection list
Select the erase me-
thod to be used
Defines the erase method. Two options are available:
The Quick-erase rewritable disc method does not physically
erase all data from the disc, but only the references to the con-
tents. The disc will appear to be empty even though the data is
still physically available. Erasing a disc using this method takes
between one and two minutes.
The Full-erase rewritable disc method physically erases all
data from the disc. The contents cannot be restored with con-
ventional methods. Repeated full erasing increases the prob-
ability that third parties will not be able to reconstruct the con-
tents. Erasing the disc using this method takes longer than the
other method, depending on the type of disc involved.