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To finalize or not to finalize disk when burning CD/DVDs
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Mar 15, 202631849 viewsConfidence Score0%
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What is the point of finalizing CD/DVDs from user's point of view? First of all does it have any impact on reliability of media or it's just a way to ensure that the content of the disk cannot be changed? I wonder because I use DVDs to store my system backups.
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Fix for: To finalize or not to finalize disk when burning CD/DVDs
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Well, if you close a disc, you can't rewrite data to it. The only reason to close a disc is if you want full system compatibility. Some older drives and older DVD players only read closed disc. If you're just backing up to them, I wouldn't close the…
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