Windows 10: How do I erase a CD/DVD?

I came across a few cd's with some photos and music on it. I copied all of the photos to my usb stick and I was wondering how to erase the files on the CD.

I would also like to know if there is anyway I can copy the music from the cd onto my computer.

Thank you!

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How to erase a CD?

Hi Jeannie,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community. I understand that you want to erase a CD. I will surely help you with this.

To understand the issue better, let me know if you are trying to erase a rewritable disc?

If yes, you may follow these steps to erase a rewritable disc:

a. Insert the disc in CD drive.

b. Right-click on the drive and select
Erase this disc.

c. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Hope this information helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of the issue so that we can assist you further.

 

how do i erase a cd so it can be used again

how do i erase a cd so it can be used again

 

How to Erase/Format a Write Protected CD-R on Windows 10

update: i ended up smashing it with a hammer as it would not snap and i don’t have a shredder.

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I have an old CD-R that I found and when I went to try to erase the contents of the disc, it said it was write protected. Is there a way to undo the write protect and erase the contents? I tried the Registry solution and that didn't work. I looked at the
DiskPart solution, but my CD-R didn't appear in the list disk. Both Disk 0 and Disk 1 were too large of capacity to be the CD-R. I think 0 was the hard drive and 1 was the backup external drive. I did find the DVD-Rom drive in the list volume and it was Volume
0.

So, what is the best way to get the contents of my CD-R erased? I don't care about using it again... it's going to be recycled if I can removed the contents.

Thanks for any suggestions or solutions.