Error message-The attempt to burn

I am hoping someone can help as I have tried many things with no solution so far.
When I try to burn a disc I get this message.
"The attempt to burn a disc failed". Removing the file and emptying the trash will free up additional space.
Thank you

Hi Stefan7,
Here is an article of information and troubleshooting for burning discs:
Disc Burning Quick Assist
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1152
Cheers!
- Ari

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Dell Inc. Inspiron 1464
iTunes 10.0.1.22
QuickTime 7.6.8
FairPlay 1.9.16
Apple Application Support 1.3.2
iPod Updater Library 10.0d2
CD Driver 2.2.0.1
CD Driver DLL 2.1.1.1
Apple Mobile Device 3.2.0.47
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Bonjour 2.0.3.0 (214.3)
Gracenote SDK 1.7.1.420
Gracenote MusicID 1.7.1.78
Gracenote Submit 1.7.1.106
iTunes Serial Number A13F95689B6E935E
Current user is an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2011-03-18 21:25:19.
iTunes is not running in safe mode.
WebKit accelerated compositing is enabled.
HDCP is supported.
Video Display Information
Intel Corporation, Intel(R) HD Graphics
** External Plug-ins Information **
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Track 1, start time 00:02:00
Track 2, start time 03:28:41
Track 3, start time 07:28:54
Track 4, start time 11:36:32
Track 5, start time 15:58:57
Track 6, start time 20:26:51
Track 7, start time 25:01:74
Track 8, start time 29:43:02
Track 9, start time 34:25:65
Track 10, start time 39:19:72
Track 11, start time 44:14:37
Track 12, start time 49:13:50
Track 13, start time 54:14:42
Track 14, start time 59:16:04
Track 15, start time 64:17:54
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Get drive speed succeeded.
The drive CDR speeds are: 10 16 24.
The drive CDRW speeds are: 10.
The drive DVDR speeds are: 10.
The drive DVDRW speeds are: 10.
Force Optical Power Calibration before burn is turned on in the preferences.
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Disc Burning Quick Assist
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1152
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Hello rcrown01,
The following articles can help get iTunes back to burning.
Can't burn a CD in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1436
iTunes for Windows: Additional troubleshooting tips for burning issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1374
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Hi rossfrombluffton,
Welcome to the Support Communities! The resource below provides some general things to consider when burning a disc with iTunes. I would also try burning a music CD and a data disc from a different application in the Windows OS and trying a different brand CD just to confirm the issue is not with the optical drive.
Can't burn a CD in iTunes for Windows - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-ae/HT203173
Find out what to do if you can't burn an audio CD using iTunes for Windows. Sometimes an audio disc may not burn as expected. Here are some things to check.
Update iTunes
Download and install the latest version of iTunes for Windows.Check for unauthorized songs
iTunes will stop burning a disc if you purchased one or more of the songs in a playlist from the iTunes Store and the songs aren't authorized to play on your computer. This message should appear: "Some of the files can not be burned to an audio CD. Do you still want to burn the remainder of this playlist? For more information on why some files can not be burned, click below."
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If you click the Audio CDs button, the burn will continue and you'll be asked to insert blank CDs until the playlist is completely burned. If you click cancel, the burn will be canceled.
To make the playlist shorter so that it will fit on a single CD, select a song to remove from the playlist and choose Edit > Clear. Repeat this step until the duration of the playlist is between 60 and 80 minutes. The duration appears at the top of the playlist window. Most CD-R discs can hold 60 to 80 minutes of music.
Check how many times you've burned the playlist
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Go to iTunes Support to get additional troubleshooting suggestions specific to your optical drive configuration or to submit feedback to Apple.Learn more
For additional troubleshooting, please see these steps:
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iTunes for Windows doesn't recognize my audio CDs
Last Modified: Feb 3, 2015
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- Judy

I am getting an error every time i try to burn a playlist. The error reads The Attempt to burn disc failed. The burn failed because of a medium write error.

Can somebody help me. I used to be able to burn with no problem. But now while finishing discs, I get the following message.
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Dell Windows XP

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Everytime I try and burn songs on a cd from one of my playlists, the cd burner will complete 7 or 8 songs and then give me the following error message:
The attempt to burn a disc failed. An unknown error occured (4310)
I updated iTunes to it's newest version and I'm still having the same problem. It will never burn more then 8 songs and occasionally it will give me this message before it even finishes one song. This is VERY frusterating and I've ruined countless blank cd's trying to get this to work!
I also tried looking at other topics on this board from people with the same problem but my question was not answered.
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Dell Computer Corporation XPS-Z
iTunes 6.0.1.3
CD Driver 2.0.4.3
CD Driver DLL 2.0.3.2
LowerFilters: Cdr4_2K (5.3.2.31),
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Current user is administrator.
D: SONY CD-RW CRX160E, Rev 1.0g
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Found 12 songs on CD, playing time 45:30 on Audio CD.
Track 1, start time 00:02:00
Track 2, start time 03:35:32
Track 3, start time 07:44:61
Track 4, start time 11:54:54
Track 5, start time 15:40:30
Track 6, start time 19:13:02
Track 7, start time 22:27:50
Track 8, start time 26:42:37
Track 9, start time 29:09:66
Track 10, start time 33:01:05
Track 11, start time 36:12:03
Track 12, start time 40:31:62
Audio CD reading succeeded.
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The drive CDRW speeds are: 1 2.

Hello bannahmontana
The article below will get you on your way to isolate the issue.
iTunes for Windows: iTunes Diagnostics, CD/DVD Drive Tests
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1567
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Regards,
-Norm G.

The attempt to burn a disc failed. An unknown error occurred (-50)

Hey Guys,
Got the error message "The attempt to burn a disc failed. An unknown error occurred (-50) in iTunes.
I'm just trying to burn a few audio CDs.
Running most current verison of Mavericks, all software up to date.
I've tried changing the burning speeds from Maximum Possible, to 12x, 8x, 4x. Still get the error.
I've tried 3 brands of CD-Rs get the error on all 3.
Any suggestions?
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Error -50 is a very unhelpful generic communications error with a number of possible causes. Something between the drive to which you are downloading and the drive from which it is all coming is not working correctly, which probably leaves several hundred options.
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What does this mean: The attempt to burn a disc failed. The disc drive didn't respond properly and can't recover or retry.??

Is this an iTunes or disc issue? I have burned music to these disc before.
Error message: "The attempt to burn a disc failed. The disc drive didn't respond properly and can't recover or retry."
Using........
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MacBook Pro
Mac OS X 10.7.5
2.4 GHz Core i5
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Not sure. Try this:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2955

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