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Disc management in Windows refers to the built-in utility for managing hard drives and optical media. Users discuss issues such as Windows 7 making RW discs read-only before they are full, accessing data on secondary drives after reformatting, and the consequences of initializing a drive intended for a PS3. The tool is used to view drive status, initialize disks, and manage partitions, but actions like initialization can be irreversible without formatting. Common themes include troubleshooting drive visibility, data recovery, and understanding how Windows handles rewritable discs and external drives.
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    Windows 7 How to Prevent Windows 7 Making RW Disc Read-Only

    Hello again, Is there any way to prevent Windows 7 locking RW discs before they are full? It seems to happen long before the disc is full and on a whim. (Windows-7 Professional 64-bit with good quality CD-RWs) Regards, Cheemag
    • Cheemag
    • Thread
    • cd-rw disc management professional read only rw discs storage troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Where did my secondary HD data go?

    hi, i had a major issue last night with my machine (home brew) and had to reformat and reinstall w7. I have two sata drives, plus had one ext plugged in. after the install, i can see the second hd (i disconnected the ext after this problem i about to discuss started), but i can't access the...
    • dmoss74
    • Thread
    • data recovery disc management disk formatting drive issues external drive file access reinstall sata drive secondary hd windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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    Windows Vista Is there a way to uninitialize a just initialized drive without formatting?

    I initialized the HDD I was using for my PS3 with Disc Management so that Windows can read it when I right away realized that it wasn't such a great idea. Is there any way whatsoever that I can undo that so the PS3 can read it again?
    • Typhoon859
    • Thread
    • data recovery disc management file system formatting hdd initialization ps3 storage uninitialize windows
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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