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Mike Richter on Packet Writing Format (ix)
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"the fault is not with the software but with the format"

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From: Mike Richter (Roxio Shill)
Subject: Re: Loosing Disk Space {formatting CDRW}
Date: 5/7/03
When I re-format a CDRW with Drag to Disk Full Format {EasyCD 6}, the space available after format drops by between 150 and 200 Mgs and I cannot get it back. A full format on a new CDRW is OK.

The space you are losing is due to sectors found to be
unreliable. It's a good sign that the disc is developing errors
and is ready for the trash. You'll also find that formatting
gets slower; it takes time to retry verification and to mark
the bad sectors.

If you insist on using fixed-length packets, you ask for that
as well as losing data.
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