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How to Remove Music From a CD-RW Compact Disc

Because a CD-RW can be burned and erased over and over again, it is useful to know how to erase a CD-RW compact disc before re-using it. You can remove music from a CD-RW disc using a PC or Macintosh computer. The software needed to erase a CD-RW compact disc comes installed on both types of computers.

Things You'll Need

  • Computer with CD burner
  • CD-RW
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Instructions

  1. PC

    • 1

      Put the CD-RW compact disc into your computer's CD burner.

    • 2

      Click the "Start" button located in the taskbar and click "Computer."

    • 3

      Click the "CD Burner" icon inside the "Computer" window.

    • 4

      Click "Erase this disc."

    • 5

      Follow the steps in the wizard that opens to remove the music from your CD-RW compact disc.

    Mac

    • 6

      Put the CD-RW compact disc from which you want to remove music into your computer's CD burner.

    • 7

      Click the "Finder" located in the dock and click "Applications."

    • 8

      Double-click the "Utilities" folder.

    • 9

      Open "Disc Utility" and click the "Erase" tab.

    • 10

      Select your CD-RW from which you want to remove music and click "Erase."

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