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Optical drives are still practical for many users, whether to play old CDs and DVDs, install software, or create backups—especially with modern laptops, which are usually supplied without a drive.

I'm finding that after burning new files to a CD/DVD disk, XP's Explorer does not always update the list of files/folders to reflect the changes. Refresh does not work. Nor does ejecting the disk and ...

Optical drives no longer come pre-installed in most PCs and laptops, yet they’re still indispensable for many users. Whether for playing old DVDs, installing ancient software from CDs, or burning data ...