Recording/reproducing method, recording/reproducing apparatus, optical recording medium, and computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon program for the recording/reproducing method

A method of reproducing data recorded on a recording medium having a lead-in area, and a user data area, the method comprising:

• reading a temporary disc definition structure and a temporary defect list, from a temporary defect management area in the lead-in area, the lead-in area further comprising a defect management area;
• and
• reading user data from the user data area using the temporary defect list,
• wherein the temporary disc definition structure comprises information on a size of a spare area in which a replacement block replacing a defective block occurring in the user data area is recorded,
• wherein the size of the spare area is determined according to a defect management mode which is selected between a defect management on mode in which defect management is performed and a defect management off mode in which defect management is not performed during initialization of the recording medium,
• wherein, in response to the defect management off mode being selected, defect management is not performed,
• wherein the temporary disc definition structure includes information on a recording location of the temporary defect list,
• wherein the temporary disc definition structure and the temporary defect list are recorded in the defect management area when the recording medium is finalized,
• wherein the temporary defect list comprises defect list entry comprising replacement information and consecutive defect information for the defective block in which the defect is detected, and
• wherein, when the temporary defect management area is finalized, remaining area of the temporary defect management area is recorded by predetermined data.