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Making Data Discs Using DirectCD
Deleting Individual Files
You can delete individual files from a CD using Windows Explorer.
When you delete files from CD-RW or DVD-Recordable discs, you
free up space on the CD.
When you delete files from a CD-R disc, you only delete the internal
directory where the files are listed. You can no longer see the files on
the CD, but you do not actually free up space on the CD.
To delete individual files:
1 Insert the CD into your CD-Recorder.
2 In Windows Explorer, right-click the file or files you want to
delete.
3 Select Delete from the pop-up menu. Explorer confirms that
you want to delete the selected files.
4 Click Yes to delete the selected files.
Checking CDs for Problems
ScanDisc allows you to recover files from a CD created with
DirectCD if the CD is not working properly. ScanDisc has a good
chance of recovering several types of files, including:
■ Files not visible in Windows Explorer: The writing process
was interrupted before file directory information was
completed, but most or all of the files were written to the CD.
This means that the files may be on the CD, but Windows
Explorer cannot see them.
■ Damaged files: Files that have unreadable sections in them
because of damage to the CD.
■ Lost files: Complete files that do not have a file name
associated with them. They can also be files that you deleted
from the CD.
Some files may be so damaged that ScanDisc cannot recover them.
ScanDisc attempts to report the names of any such files.
ScanDisc can also repair a damaged CD, making some or all of it
usable again.