How to Erase a Burnt CD
It is possible to erase a burnt CD, provided the CD is a CD-RW and not merely a CD-R. A CD-RW stands for a "rewritable" CD. This means you can erase the data and burn new data onto the CD. A CD-R stands for a "recordable" CD. This means you can record data onto the CD once and you can never erase the data.
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Instructions
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Open the CD drive and place the CD-RW into the drive. Close the drive.
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Open the CD drive on the computer by right clicking the drive within "My Computer." View the "CD Writing Tasks" window.
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Find the "Erase this CD-RW" option and select it. Click "Next."
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View the progress bar as the CD-RW erases on your computer.
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Eject the CD when it is finished erasing or burn new data to the CD-RW.
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