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How do I bypass dvd write protection and format?

Discussion in 'Software Apps' started by joshuamays, Apr 27, 2010.

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  1. joshuamays Newcomer, in training

    i have some old movies burned to dvds. When trying to format the dvd it says that it is write protected. how do i bypass the write protection in order to format the disk so that i may save new files? the disks are GQ DVD+R 4.75GB 8X. theres also an RW on the disk (re-writeable?). im not too familiar with what exactly this type of dvd has to offer.
    joshuamays, Apr 27, 2010
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  2. LookinAround TechSpot Chancellor

    If you see +R or -R then the DVD is write ONCE!

    If you see +RW or -RW then the DVD is re-writable

    So GQ DVD+R 4.75GB 8X would mean it's write once media (so if you already burned movies to it, you can not write to it again)

    so i don't know where you're seeing RW????
    LookinAround, Apr 27, 2010
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  3. mailpup TechSpot Special Forces

    Yes, if it was rewritable, it would say GQ DVD+RW 4.75GB 8X.
    mailpup, Apr 27, 2010
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  4. joshuamays Newcomer, in training

    yeah, i guess the RW is just some type of logo? oh well. yeah ur right. 1 time burn. thx
    joshuamays, Apr 27, 2010
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  5. SNGX1275 TechSpot Special Forces

    Yeh I got confused by this once on some brand I hadn't used before, for some reason there was a little logo on them that says RW even though they were not.

    Personally I only use Sony DVD-R or +R.
    SNGX1275, Apr 27, 2010
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