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ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 47
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Quick format
- Provides a fast way of reformatting CD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD-
RW discs that have previously been full formatted. It simply removes the file
system table from the disc without checking for defects (that is, bad sectors) and
writes the selected UDF file system to the disc.
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Full format
- Completely formats a disc using the selected UDF file system, and
writes new tracks and sectors onto the disc. This formatting method takes a
longer time to complete, but it makes the disc error-free. Burn.Now supports full
formatting of all types of discs.
If
Full format
is selected or your disc had been fully formatted and you are
using the UDF 2.5 file system, you can select the
Mirror UDF metadata
option.
This records 2 copies of your data structure in physically separated areas on
your disc to enhance the readability of your disc.
UDF Certify
For a UDF formatted DVD-RW and CD-RW, you can apply disc certification to scan
the disc and check if there is any problem. The certification process marks bad
sectors to improve future writing reliability. On DVD-RW and CD-RW burners that
support DRT-DM (Distributed Real-Time Defect Management), the certification
process also moves the data in the recoverable defected sectors (DRT-DM Level-1
and Level-2 defects, if any) to healthy sectors for further improvement in data
reliability.
