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Making Data Discs Using DirectCD
To add more files to a CD:
1 Insert the CD into your CD-Recorder.
2 If you selected the Show CD Ready Notification option, wait
for the CD Ready dialog box to appear and click OK. See
Changing DirectCD’s Options on page 52.
3 Continue copying files to your CD. See Copying Methods on
page 59.
Erasing a CD
You can use the Erase CD function on CD-RW and DVD-Recordable
discs to erase the internal directory that lists the files on the CD,
making the files inaccessible. You must format the CD again before
you can copy files to it. See Copying Files to a CD-RW Disc for the First
Time on page 56 and Copying Files to a DVD-Recordable Disc for the
First Time on page 58.
Note: You cannot use the Erase CD function on a CD-R disc.
To erase the contents of a CD:
1 Insert the CD into your CD-Recorder.
2 From the Select CD drop-down list box on the DirectCD main
window, select the CD-Recorder you want.
3 Click Erase CD.
DirectCD confirms that you want to delete all data from the
CD and that the erase operation will take several minutes to
complete.
4 Click Yes to confirm that you want to erase the CD. DirectCD
erases the entire contents of the CD.