What's up with this CD-RW?

[applecupcakes]

My Dad has a CD-RW that he is trying to burn some work-related things on but we both can't figure this out. When he tries to put anything on it, it says the CD is full - but it's never been used. I put it into my computer (I'm at work right now so I only have Windows, unfortunately), and lo and behold - the CD appears to be empty when you open it as a folder, but by going through the Properties menu, is shows the capacity as being 100% full - at 0 bytes.

In case it isn't obvious, I know little to nothing about burning CDs. Is this just a bad CD or are they supposed to be this way? Haha. Thanks!

 

[OscarTheGrouch]

Werid.. I would try a different CD also to see what happens..

 

[applecupcakes]

Werid.. I would try a different CD also to see what happens..

Oddly enough this is the only CD with which we're experiencing this problem!

 

[RITZFit]

mabey someone closed a writing session on that cd w/ out really writing anything on it ...or its just a dud

 

[Gray-Wolf]

Question, is it - or + type, as this can make a difference with some writers.

 

[yg17]

Question, is it - or + type, as this can make a difference with some writers.

That's only DVDs. There's no such thing as a CD+RW


Try erasing it, if it'll let you. It might've been written with no data (yeah, it's possible) which would make it appear 100% full.

 

[TEG]

It is an RW. These must be formatted first. Try that and see if that helps.

Also yg17: There is such a thing as CD+R and CD+RW but they were completely integrated into the CD-R standard when it was ratified. Same is true for the short lived CD-RAM.

TEG

 

[yg17]

It is an RW. These must be formatted first. Try that and see if that helps.

Also yg17: There is such a thing as CD+R and CD+RW but they were completely integrated into the CD-R standard when it was ratified. Same is true for the short lived CD-RAM.

TEG

Oh, well that was what, 15 years ago?

 

[TEG]

Oh, well that was what, 15 years ago?

I still run into them from time to time. I'll get calls asking how to use them, and I have to tell them to use it like a CD-RW.

TEG