Erasing a CD or DVD

Erasing or blanking a CD or DVD mean deleting all the data that the CD or the DVD contains. Brasero is able to erase the following CD and DVD formats:

  • CD-RW
  • DVD-RW (single or dual layer)
  • DVD+RW (single or dual layer)

In general, Brasero can support all of the media formats supported by your CD/DVD recorder.

Make sure that the media you want to erase is erasable. Check the media case for more information.

To erase a CD-RW or a DVD-RW:

  1. Insert the erasable CD or DVD in your drive.
  2. From the menu bar, choose Tools ▸ Erase.... The Disc blanking dialogue will be shown.
  3. From the drop-down list Select a disc, select the disc you want to erase.
  4. If you want to quickly erase the disc, select the fast blanking option (for more information, see Section 5.1 ― What is fast blanking?).
  5. Click on Blank to start erasing the CD or DVD.

The blanking process will permanently destroy all of the data on the disc.