Files lost using Live File System

I'm using Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 2.

I copied a couple of folders to a DVD-R using drag-and-drop then ejected the
disc.

A few days later I loaded the disc, the folders were still there, and copied
another
folder. I then changed the file view from "Large Icons" to "Details" on all
the folders that I had copied, including the two original folders, and
ejected the disc.

The following day when I inserted the disc Windows could not see any of the
folders I had previously copied. The space still available on the disc was
the same as after the folders had been copied.

All the folders are still there and it looks as though I will be able to
recover them using IsoBuster but Windows will not show them.

What did I do wrong and how can I avoid this problem in the future? I have
seen a report of a problem that suggested that the disc should not be ejected
until three minutes after the folders had been written but that was supposed
to have been fixed by Service Pack 1.

Thanks for considering my problem.

--
Ian.

I agree. When I got my first Vista computer I tried the built-in CD/DVD
writing software and it produced a coaster. Now I use nothing but Roxio.
The IT people at my college recommend Nero but I haven't tried it.

Earle

"Stan Starinski" <China@stealsUSJobsPatentsSoftwareMusicVideo> wrote in
message news:u48wIY%...
> You get what you pay for - in this case NOTHING.
> Vista's built-in optical disk recording is a joke.
>
> Secondly, if you insist on not buying a "REAL" application like Sonic
> (currently owned by Roxio) Creator 2010 or some people will mention Nero,
> but I firmly know it's inferior to Roxio; so if oyu insist on using
> Windows own primitive recording, then ALWAYS use MASTERING format, not
> LiveFile system.
>
> Besides, what really irritates computer & technical professionals as
> myself, is when a company invents some commercial "catchy phrase" for a
> well-known existign techinical term.
> Live System is nothing but another temr for "UDF" File Format.
> Why Microsoft is using "LiveFileSystem" name is obvious - too many people
> are too stupid to understand UDF abbreviation.
>
> Avoid it by all mans.
> use Mastering option, of course you lose ability to drag/drop files onto a
> disk in real-time, but what is more important - writing a secure,
> compatible CD/DVD disk and being able to use it 20 years later, OR
> drag/drop files which you consequently lose or unable to access just
> because something is slightly different on another computer??
>
> Still I reccoment spending a few dollars and getting a real, i.e. dedicate
> CD/DVD writing software, Roxio being best, there're many others - I am
> using besides Roxio, also a French company "CopyToDVD" that costs mere
> $20-30 and very powerful, they've been on the market almost as long as
> Roxio, except they're more into simpler, data-oriented products, rather
> than a complete suite that Roxio or Nero offer.
>
> Avoid LiveSystem.

On 12/22/09, Ian C. Butt posted:
> I'm using Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 2.

> I copied a couple of folders to a DVD-R using drag-and-drop then ejected the
> disc.

> A few days later I loaded the disc, the folders were still there, and copied
> another
> folder. I then changed the file view from "Large Icons" to "Details" on all
> the folders that I had copied, including the two original folders, and
> ejected the disc.

> The following day when I inserted the disc Windows could not see any of the
> folders I had previously copied. The space still available on the disc was
> the same as after the folders had been copied.

> All the folders are still there and it looks as though I will be able to
> recover them using IsoBuster but Windows will not show them.

> What did I do wrong and how can I avoid this problem in the future? I have
> seen a report of a problem that suggested that the disc should not be ejected
> until three minutes after the folders had been written but that was supposed
> to have been fixed by Service Pack 1.

> Thanks for considering my problem.

I thought the time delay has to do with the structure of CDs (writing
the directory and lead-out data)...If you ejected it early, that may be
the problem, but I would think that Windows would block the ejection
until the disk was ready.

Consider putting the CD back in the drive and asking Windows to
finalize it. That should either fix the problem or totally ruin the
disk.

Confession: I never use the Windows disk-writing, partly because of
problems like yours, so I am definitely not an expert.

--
Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com