Recording apparatus and recording method for data and file system information

A method for recording data on a recording medium, comprising:

• an assigning step for assigning a region that is part of each block utilized for a recording unit of the recording medium as a file system information region utilized for a region for file system information for managing the data on the recording medium;
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• a recording step recording file system information for data that has been recorded in all blocks in the file system information region of each block until the file system information region in a block is filled, and recording file system information for data in all blocks subsequent to the block having the filled file system information region in the file system information region of each subsequent block after the file system information region in the block has been filled.

A recording apparatus for recording data on a recording medium, comprising:

• an assigning section for assigning a region that is part of a block utilized for a recording unit of the recording medium as a file system information region utilized as a region for file system information for managing the data on the recording medium;
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• a recording section operable to record file system information for data that has been recorded in all blocks in the file system information region of each block until the file system information region in a block is filled, and operable to record file system information for data in all blocks subsequent to the block having the filled file system information region in the file system information region of each subsequent block after the file system information region in a block has been filled.