Disc Space Variance

I recently formatted a 700 mb CDRW disc using InCD (4.0.1). If I
select PROPERTIES for this disc in Windows Explorer it shows the
capacity to be 539 mb. Shouldn't the capacity be closer to 700 mb? I
don't recall seeing any options related to this in the software.

Thanks for any info.

This is the correct amount on a formatted disc, due to the overhead of the
formatting.
Just one more reason not to use packet writing.


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I recently formatted a 700 mb CDRW disc using InCD (4.0.1). If I
select PROPERTIES for this disc in Windows Explorer it shows the
capacity to be 539 mb. Shouldn't the capacity be closer to 700 mb? I
don't recall seeing any options related to this in the software.

Thanks for any info.

Seems like a lot of overhead. Is there a way to format the CDRW disk
to work like a hard drive without packet writing?

On 9 Jul 2003 10:00:50 -0700, (sg) wrote:

Seems like a lot of overhead. Is there a way to format the CDRW disk
to work like a hard drive without packet writing?

No. If you want another hard drive, it's far better to get a real hard
drive, much faster and much more reliable. CDRW discs are best used
for testing, like creating an autoloading slide show. It make take
several tries to get everything "just right", and using a CDRW lets
you try and erase and try again until you get it right.. Then burn it
to a CDR.
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Charlie Hoffpauir
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I use my CDRW as a backup mechanism for my files, so the amount of
space isn't really an issue. I agree with your line about another
hard drive, but I don't need one.

I'm just amazed at the overhead required for packet writing. I had
thought (and was hoping) that I had done something wrong.

Thanks for all the info.

On 9 Jul 2003 17:36:39 -0700, (sg) wrote:

I use my CDRW as a backup mechanism for my files, so the amount of
space isn't really an issue. I agree with your line about another
hard drive, but I don't need one.

I'm just amazed at the overhead required for packet writing. I had
thought (and was hoping) that I had done something wrong.

Thanks for all the info.

CDRW discs, especially when used with packet writing, are not a
reliable backup mechanism. You'd be better off using CDRs and
mastering, rather than packet writing.
--
Charlie Hoffpauir
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/
If you really want to reply via email, my valid
address is available on my web site.