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CD-RW An internal CD-Rom burner is another option for saving data. Mama favors backing up stuff to a CD because all computers come with CDs now. Zip drives are popular, but everyone does not have one. CD-Rom burners come with a variety of software programs for creating disks. There are two kinds of disks you can burn: data and direct. A data disk is also known as a CD-R. The “R” stands for “read.” You write your files to the CD once, then read it as often as you need. Direct CDs are referred to as CD-RW. The “W” means “write.” Direct CDs are like floppy disks or zip drives: you can copy the files to them again and again. A direct CD is formatted, first, using the CD creator software. However, keep in mind that not all computers can read a direct CD. Now we have a simple, inexpensive way to back up our files. Sometimes the magic works. Here’s hoping that your problems are simple ones. Computers! Yea, we love them, don’t we?