Solved DVD drive says I have files on disc. Disc is blank

Exactly what kind of disk is it? Where did you get it? What program says the disk has files? What files does it say are on the disk? -- Jeff, in Minneapolis

riider December 17, 2020 at 11:34:36

Where are you getting the info from? Are there files on the disc or files waiting to be burned to the disc? If the disc is a DVD-R & there are files on it, they only way to remove them would be to smash the disc & use another. If it's a DVD-RW, the files can be removed, but we need a better explanation of what's going on. https://youtu.be/87rhZTumujw?t=198 message edited by riider

riider asked: > ... or files waiting to be burned to the disc? That's what I was thinking. -- Jeff, in Minneapolis

Deleting data from your DVD depends on the type of DVD If it is re-writable then you can delete the data from it easily. Insert the DVD-RW into the DVD drive and as it reads your DVD, open your DVD drive. Right-click on the drive and you will see the option to erase data.