(This answer also covers “why unfinalised DVD doesn’t play on my DVD player”)

When you write to a DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW or other type of writable DVD without finalizing it, the directory information is written to a temporary area after the most recent recorded session. Players that can read unfinalized DVDs look at these areas in reverse order to get the most recent directory information.

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Anyone who’s ever owned a CD, DVD or Blu-Ray (BD-R) writer will at some point have hand-written the label of a disc.

However, did you know that if you’re not using pens especially designed for the purpose, you may be risking damaging your data? Read on to find out why.

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Here are some of the questions we sometimes get asked, or that pop up commonly on search queries for our site. If you have any more, feel free to email them to us!

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We sometimes get asked by our customers questions like “What is the biggest size CD-R you can get?” or “What is the largest DVD out there?” Other times they just want to know how they can store more on their discs.

Well, it all depends on what you mean by “large”. As far as the actual physical dimensions of the discs go, there are two standard sizes for CD, DVD and Blu-Ray media- full-size (12cm) discs and “mini” (8cm) discs. See our other blog article for more detail on this.

If you wanted to know how you can store more data on your discs, read on.

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