Packet Writing
This method is used to record data onto a disc on a file-by-file basis. This method divides a track into small segments called “packets” so that data can be written on a packet-by-packet basis, which means that you can record data in much the same way as you copy data to a floppy or hard drive by dragging and dropping it on your desktop. With such convenience, Packet Writing is suitable for daily data backup. Packet Writing also allows you to add packets to a disc as long as there is free space left on the disc.
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Same recording method as for floppy and hard drives.
Notes
•Discs need to be formatted before use.
•Formatting a CD-RW, using packet writing software, reduces its storage capacity (rated capacity printed on the disc) by about 100 MB because disk space is required for packet writing itself.
•For CD-R discs, deleting data means masking data but not actually removing data. Therefore, deleting data from a CD-R does not increase free space on it.
