How to Use a Rewritable DVD
A rewritable DVD (often abbreviated as DVD-RW) is reusable. You can burn data on the disc and then have the option to erase or clear the data before burning the disc again. Although more expensive than their one-time burning DVD-R disc counterpart, DVD-RWs allow the user to conserve discs by continuously recording over their media. There is no limit to how many times you can erase and record over a DVD-RW.
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Instructions
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Go to your computer's Start menu and open the Creator Basic program. This is the default burning program that comes with all Windows OS computers.
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Click "Copy > Copy Disk" on the main menu. Insert the DVD that you want to burn into the disc drive. Click the red button on the bottom right side to copy.
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Remove the DVD when it is finished being copied. Insert a blank DVD-RW into the disc drive. Click the red button to burn the DVD. Click "OK" to finish the burning process.
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Go to "Tool > Erase Disk." Insert a DVD-RW disc that already has media on it that you wish to erase. Select "Quick Erase" or "Full Erase." Click the red button to erase your disc.
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Click "OK" and remove your disc from the tray. Your DVD-RW has now been cleared.
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Tips & Warnings
Once you erase a disc, the media is lost and unable to be recovered. Compared to Quick Erase, Full Erase is slower but more thorough.
