Dapper Dan wrote:
> Is there a specific number of times a DVD+RW can be reused?
>
> I saved a one page document onto a DVD+RW (first time using)and it
> took up the whole 4.7 GB. Then erased it and saved a large Folder
> (~399MB) containing many Files from my other computer. Checked it and
> all OK. Then elected to add more files from old computer but
> apparently disk full. Thinking I did something wrong, I erased again
> and started all over. This time saved all the files of interest but
> when I subsequently tried to use the disk, a message box appeared
> saying something to the effect unable to read the disk and/or disk is
> corrupt.

They are *supposed* to be rewritable a whole load of times. In real life,
though, you do get discs that work better as coasters .. which means if you
depend on DVD-R or DVD RW etc. for backup, it might be smart to burn more
than one backup copy.