problem with discs

[Tigercat212]

I have a few CD-RW's at home so I thought I would wipe one clean so I could put the Ubuntu ISO on it. But, I can't erase it. Actually, I can't erase any of my CD-RW's. What am I doing wrong? Is there some program that actually erases everything off the disc? Also, I've only used the disc I'm trying to erase once.

Thanks,

Tigercat212

 

[davidleon]

Use Apple's Disk Utility to erase. Select the CD-RW in Disk Utility and click on the Erase tab.

 

[Tigercat212]

Use Apple's Disk Utility to erase. Select the CD-RW in Disk Utility and click on the Erase tab.

That's the problem. It won't let me erase any of them in Disk Utility.

 

[davidleon]

Can you see your CD-RW in the left-hand pane of Disk Utility?

 

[Tigercat212]

Can you see your CD-RW in the left-hand pane of Disk Utility?

Yes, I can but when I go to erase, it is grayed out and will not let me erase it.

 

[logana]

Yes, I can but when I go to erase, it is grayed out and will not let me erase it.

Are 100% sure they are CD-RW's and not normal CDR's ?

 

[davidleon]

Also, make certain the disc you want to erase is highlighted in left-hand pane.

 

[Tigercat212]

Oh...

Oh, I just checked and the disks are CD-R's. Does that mean that I can only record to them once? Do I have to get CD-RW's?

 

[Bobioden]

Oh, I just checked and the disks are CD-R's. Does that mean that I can only record to them once? Do I have to get CD-RW's?

Yes, and Yes.

 

[alphaod]

Oh, I just checked and the disks are CD-R's. Does that mean that I can only record to them once? Do I have to get CD-RW's?

CD-Rs are record only.