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How do I remove just one photo from a CD/RW?

12 years ago

I have this problem frequently and I have to move all the photos on the CD/RW to my hard drive. Is there a simpler way to remove just one photo?

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genes
12 years ago
how do you do it now
dahlia6
Original Author
12 years ago
I move all the photos to my hard drive, delete the one I don't want and then make sure the CD/RW is erased and put the photos back on the CD/RW.
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ravencajun Zone 8b TX
12 years ago
what happens when you go to the desired file on the cd/rw and right click on that particular file do you get any options?
DA_Mccoy
12 years ago
Try this:

Create a folder on the H/D and name it as you wish. Mine is called Stand By. Place your CD in the drive, most likely d:/ and open Windows Explorer. In Windows Explorer click on the numeric serial number of the CD in its drive. The contents of the CD will appear in the large right window. In the small left window click on the + in front of the C:/ drive. This will open the system tree showing the folders of the drive. Locate the target picture in the large right window, and drag and drop it to the file you newly created. From there you can do anything you want with it, and the original will remain on the CD.

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TulsaRose
12 years ago
You didn't mention your OS but this is two ways you can do it in WinXP Pro. No need to jump through a lot of hoops. :-)

Rosie
DA_Mccoy
12 years ago
Huge difference between "deleting" which is awfully simple. My solution is based on "remove" meaning "extract".

Hoops are for little kids while procedural steps are for adults.

DA
TulsaRose
12 years ago
The "jumping through hoops" remark I made was regarding the unnecessary steps Dahlia was taking to delete an image from a CD. And that's assuming it's a CD-RW. I showed her two simple ways of achieving that process. It has nothing to do with little kids or adults. Heck, if I get any more adult, they may as well start shoveling dirt in my face. ;-)

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dahlia6
Original Author
12 years ago
To answer ravencajun: when I rt cl on the photo that I want to delete I get a menu list i.e. PREVIEW, EDIT,OPEN WITH, DELETE. I cl DELETE and I get a message "This file is read-only....cannot delete....files on CD are read-only.
Does this give you any clue as to my dilemma? Thanks to all for your suggestions. I will try all
DA_Mccoy
12 years ago
The session on the CD is apparently closed/finalized. There are means to reopen the data, but the action could put all the data at risk. Plus, you cannot reclaim the disk space without doing a full erase. Depending on the importance to you for wanting to delete the target picture it could be more trouble than it is worth. A thumb drive would be so much easier to allow you to do as you wish.

Sorry Rosie. You walked in to a post-maelstrom moment here not of your doing.

DA

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