Does Superdrive stop seeing already burned Sony DVD-RW's?

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After that, I can't get Disk Utility or Finder to "see" the DVD-RW. Note, the DVD-RW's in question were successfully burned at least once before this occurs.
Is there anyway to restore or erase the DVD-RW's so that Finder/Disk Utility and/or .mac Backup can use them?
Or do I have an extraordinarily bad box of discs?
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No doubt you shouldn't be having this problem.
But never rule out the DVD media you are using.
Sorry to say there is a huge difference in quality and compatiblity.
I would try something like Maxell 16X DVD-R media
I always read the back of the Jewel cases and make sure they will burn 1X through 16X this way it will burn on just about anything out there. There quality is top notch and you can buy them in a 3 pack for under $4.00
See if that helps. Cheers Don

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