How Do I Make Cd-r's Like Hard Drives?

[Livy]

Originally posted by Amarjit@14 July 2003 - 18:16

but the free space will not return to the disc as it would with a cd-rw.

It's possible, as long as you a full erase rather than a "quick" one. I use Prassi PrimoDVD, which came with my PC, but that's the only thing I use it for, other than it's Nero 6 all the way!

he is saying you would get the space back on a cdrw, but you wouldnt on a cdr, as it isnt possible

[sparsely]

Roxio has long had a drag-to-disc component, I forget what it used to be called, now it's
just "Drag-To-Disc" in EasyCD/DVD Creator 6. And yeah, it has to format the disk in order to
use it in that manner.
I've never really used it, so I can't tell you all the specifics.

[chalkmongoose]

Originally posted by Sparsely@14 July 2003 - 23:54
Roxio has long had a drag-to-disc component, I forget what it used to be called, now it's
just "Drag-To-Disc" in EasyCD/DVD Creator 6. And yeah, it has to format the disk in order to
use it in that manner.
I've never really used it, so I can't tell you all the specifics.

Ah. As I was going to say, the format you are referring to is called directCD, and it is an experimental format for CDR's that enables drag n' drop.

[sparsely]

DirectCD!! That was it!!
couldn't remember it for sh*t!

[hThungerGod]

hahahahahahah check wwww.hp.com
driver => they have one u can use cd-r like floopy disk but remember one thing
DONT DELETE IT.... UR CD-R SPACE GETTING SMALL...BECARE FULLLLLLL
I'M TALK ABOUT OLD MODEL CD-RW..NEW(2002~) DONT KNOW

[Spindulik]

DirectCD? That sucked!
You just can't use a CDR or CDRW like a hard drive. You can use it as a "floppy", but it ain't worth the time it takes or the efforts. A ZIP drive is more practical in this case.

[dgmortal]

Originally posted by Spindulik@14 July 2003 - 22:19
You just can't use a CDR or CDRW like a hard drive. You can use it as a "floppy", but it ain't worth the time it takes or the efforts.

once a cd-r or cd-rw is formated with the UDF file system, you CAN use it as you use a hard drive. you can add, delete (limited delete options on cd-r), rename, etc. you can also install programs onto a UDF formatted cd-r or cd-rw, just as you can on a hard drive. so i guess that means that you CAN use a cd-r or cd-rw like you use a hard drive.

B)

[AR8]

dg_mortal, I could use that program. I tried PMing you, and I forgot your e-mail address... so I guess this is the best I can do.

[chalkmongoose]

Uggh... I used DirectCD on two perfectly good CDRs as an experiment. It failed. Miserably. The CDrs now make good coasters.

[AR8]

Originally posted by chalkmongoose@16 July 2003 - 03:49
Uggh... I used DirectCD on two perfectly good CDRs as an experiment. It failed. Miserably. The CDrs now make good coasters.

Good Coasters?

Anywho.... I need dg_mortal's e-mail, coz I NEED that program.