Cannot write or delete files from DVD+RW after erasing it through Disk Utility. Help.

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Cannot write or delete files from DVD+RW after erasing it through Disk Utility. Help.

Hello. I erased (completely not quickly) my 4.7 GB DVD+RW with the help of Disk Utility in which it was successful, it asked me to open Finder, DVD Player or Disk Utility, I chose Finder. Then I dragged a MP4 and burned it, it asked me to name the blank DVD+RW so I named it and then it successfully burned the file onto the DVD+RW, now when I try to burn a file again (as it is a RW) by dragging the file to the DVD+RW window the cursor shows a stop sign with it (the sign which is a circle and there is a diagonal line it it) and it denies to write files again, when I try to remove a file it doesn't do it as well. Please help.
P.S When I secondary click on the DVD+RW icon and click get info it says "Capacity : 4.7 GB" and "Available : 0 Bytes" even when the MP4 file is just 8.3 MB.
Computer: Macbook Pro 13-Inch (Non-Retina) Highest Configuration.
Please Help.

Posted on Jul 6, 2014 6:23 AM

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chuck_3rd

Community Specialist

Jul 9, 2014 2:13 PM in response to Community User

Hello Aditya's Apple,

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.

If you want to write again to a CD RW or DVD RW disc you will need to first erase it, and then start another burn process. The only time you can burn multiple times to a disc without first deleting what is on it, is by multisession burning. The following article explains more.

Disk Utility 12.x: Record on a recordable CD more than once

http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5823

Disk Utility 12.x: Erase a disk, CD, or DVD

http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5849

Take care,

Alex H.

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