Erasing a Disc

If you are using a rewritable disc (in CD-RW, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, or DVD-RAM format), you can erase content that has been previously recorded onto it. This allows you to reuse the same discs over and over without the need to continually buy new discs. Most manufacturers suggest that discs in DVD-RW or DVD+RW format can be written to about 1,000 times. Discs in DVD-RAM format can be written to about 100,000 times.

1. Click Erase Disc. The Erase Rewritable Disc dialog box opens.
2. Insert your disc and select your burning drive.
3. Select an erasing method.
   • Quick erase: Erases the disc index, but does not physically erase the content on the disc.
   • Full erase: Erases all of the content on the disc. (This option takes more time to complete.)
4. Click Erase. PowerBackup displays the real-time progress of the task.

When the task is completed, a message appears, informing you of the status. Click OK to close the message.