Erase Option Greyed Out for CD-RW in Disk Utility

[lmsnkdldks]

I am trying to quick erase a CD-RW in El Capitan OS (version 10.11.1) but the erase option is greyed out within the Disk Utility window.

Thanks for any tips on how to erase a CD-RW within the El Capitan OS.

 

[KALLT]

I am trying to quick erase a CD-RW in El Capitan OS (version 10.11.1) but the erase option is greyed out within the Disk Utility window.

Thanks for any tips on how to erase a CD-RW within the El Capitan OS.

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Disk Utility doesn't support burning anymore, maybe that also encompasses erasing. Have you tried it within Finder? There might be an option when you right-click on the CD in the Finder.

If not, you can use Terminal. Just enter the following command for quick-erase:

hdiutil burn -erase

 

[lmsnkdldks]

Finder doesn't support erasing a disk either.
Maybe there's a third party app for this purpose.

 

[KALLT]

Finder doesn't support erasing a disk either.

What happens when you click on "Burn" on the right-click menu? Maybe quick erase is listed as an option.

Maybe there's a third party app for this purpose.

The Terminal command is the same function that Disk Utility used to have.

 

[lmsnkdldks]

I tried Finder again and this time it offered an option to "erase rewritable disc..." after right-clicking onto the remote disk option within the Finder sidebar.

The Apple Support Forum thread below confirms this procedure.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7293884