Recording and reproducing apparatus enabling modification of data recorded on a non-erasable recording medium

摘要

A recording apparatus is provided for recording data and block units together with management information for the block units of data as a track in the recording area of a non-erasable recording medium. The apparatus detects the recording status of the non-erasable recording medium. Based upon the detected recording status, the apparatus reserves a particular part of the track for recording management information. The apparatus records the management information in the reserved recording area.