what's difference between DVD/CD. Just space? And what the +/-RW letters mean. Which use to backup hardrive?
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DVD and CD-ROM are not the same technology, and not only due to layering. The methodologies of storing and reading data is different. It's complicated to explain, and probalbly not what you are after. \n\nThe net effect is that from the layman's perspective, the only difference between a data CD and a data DVD is in the amount of space available.\n\nThe + and - signs indicate the type of technology used for a DVD drive. The two are not compatable; you need DVD+R discs for a DVD+R drive and a DVD-R drive needs DVD-R discs. \n\nYou can find out the kind of drive you have by right-clicking My Computer, choosing the Hardware tab, clicking the Device Manager button, then clicking the plus sign next to the DVD-CD drives entry. Your drive will be listed like "_NEC DVD+R 8X MFD34322" or the like.\n\nYou'll probably be happier with DVD discs for backup because you'll need fewer. However, considering how cheap external USB 2 hard drives are, and that DVDs still cost 50 cents each, you should consider investing in an external hard drive instead.
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Are we taling abour DVD-R and DVD-RW? what you have mentioned above seems the same. RW stands for ReWritable.
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Maybe you need a new CD or DVD ROM Drive. If you want, you can buy CD-RW drive or DVD-/+RW drive (Also burn CD)\n\nPlus, they not disk they disc like CD or DVD!\n\nDisk mean like floppy disk or hard drive
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Any disc that has been finalized will show 0 bytes remaining for space. Any drive that does not have a disc installed in it will show 0 bytes remaining. This is by design and there's nothing to clear.
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that means the it will read the + disks and also the - disks and also means that will will burn + & -, when you go and buy your DVD Disk to make copies or what ever it will say like DVD+R or DVD-R that means just about any disk that you get or buy it will work in that DVD + / - , hope this helped :-)
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Try WinISO, I've made backups of my program cd's or dvd's this way.  It turns it into an .iso file which you can mount if you have daemon tools.\n\nhttp://ts.searching.com/torrent/232407/WinISO_5_3_and_Registration_Info\nhttp://ts.searching.com/torrent/538950/Daemon_tools_3_7
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It's just two different formats of DVD media.  If you plan to use either make sure you're DVD writer is compatible with the type you plan to use.  Most of the newer drives can let you use both types. They will say something like DVD±R (DVD +/- R).\nCheck out the two links below.
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The R's mean that you can write data only once, and from begining to end. That basically means that if you want to write data again on the cd, you will have to reformat it, which means that u will have to erase all the stuff on it first.\n\nThe Rw's mean that you can burn a disc, then go back and add or insert data in it without acutally having to delete evrything on their previously\n\nthe + and - symbols indicate the type of formatting, the most common supported form is the '-' symbol, however many programs (including microsoft, apple, nullsoft, and megapixis) support the '+' formatting. In all honestly the formatiing shouldnt even matter, as most if not companies try to support as many as possible.
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No formatting is necessary unless you want to "burn" using the drag and drop functionality in Windows Explorer.  As for +R and -R, that depends on your drive make and model.  Right-click your my computer icon on your desktop and select properties.  Now select the Hardware tab and then the Device Manager button.  On this new screen, find DVD/CD-ROM drives and click the "+" symbol next to this entry.  This will show you what kind of drive you have.  You can use this info to determine what your drive capabilities are.  Good luck!
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DVD +R DVD -R DVD+RW DVD-RW\n\nthe diffrence between a +R and a -R is when coming to record a dvd movie... the +r comes out with a slight better quality then - R thought it is only noticable on a LCD Screen\n\nThere is also +RW and -RW same as above but they can be rewritten on
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depends on what operating system you have and why you are backing up\n\nmore info required
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use the windows CD or also called back-up cd
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You do have a DVD-RW drive, right?\nif so, install the nero that comes with the drive, it is usually Nero Express, there is easy to reach options to do that.
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Only burns CD's, but it plays DVD, does not burn them. A DVD-RW, would mean that it reads AND writes DVD's
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Dual Layer recording allows DVD-R and DVD+R discs to store significantly more data, up to 8.5 Gigabytes per disc, compared with 4.7 Gigabytes for single-layer discs. DVD-R DL was developed for the DVD Forum by Pioneer Corporation, DVD+R DL was developed for the DVD+RW Alliance by Sony.
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do u mean a back up disk?
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There is not much difference, both are writeable CDs. They say that +R is more compatible with most of the computers existing today.