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Erasing:
The process of erasing
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How to erase a DVD or CD media

Specify erasing options:

  • Perform full-erase — the device is initialized fully, takes a long time. In Quick mode (option is not selected), the device is erased quickly i.e., data is still on the media, just the File and Directory descriptor information is deleted.
  • Eject media — after erasing is complete, media is ejected.

Automation of media erasing process

Software accepts command line parameters to automate media erasing process:

  • /ERASE - erase process starts automatically right after the program launch.
  • /FULL - perform full-erase - the device is initialized fully, takes a long time.
  • /EJECT - after erasing is complete, media is ejected.
  • /EXIT-IF-OK - if erasing is successfully completed, program auto-exits. If errors detected - you will see error messages on the dialog (no auto-exit).

Example. To erase inserted media automatically with full-erase from command line and exit the program after successful completion, run:

C:\EraseDVD> EraseDVD.exe /ERASE /FULL /EXIT-IF-OK