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Where is the CD ROM or CD RW or rewritable CD FAQ?

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Also, compared to other forms of rewritable media such as Zip drives, Jaz drives, Magneto-optical and flash memory based media, the CD-RW format uses the standard CD-ROM and CD-R file systems and storage strategies, which are inherently not suitable for repeated small-scale file additions and deletions, but rather for medium to large scale, single operation, cumulative archiving, thus making the use of CD-RW as a true removable disk impractical.

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