A device for recording management information on a write-once recording medium, the recording medium including a lead-in area, a data area and an outer area, the lead-in and outer areas having permanent defect/disc management areas for storing management information when the recording medium is to be finalized, the device comprising: a pickup configured to write/read data onto the recording medium; and a microcomputer operatively coupled to the pickup and configured to control the pickup to record data onto a cluster of a temporary defect/disc management area access indicator area for indicating an in-use temporary defect/disc management area, wherein the temporary defect/disc management area access indicator area is located in a first temporary defect/disc management area for indicating which temporary defect/disc management area in the recording medium is currently in-use, the temporary defect/disc management area access indicator area includes a plurality of clusters corresponding respectively to a plurality of temporary defect/disc management areas of the recording medium except the first temporary defect/disc management area (TDMA0), the first temporary defect/disc management area (TDMA0) being located in the lead-in area, the first temporary defect/disc management area (TDMA0) being used first among the temporary defect/disc management areas being used one-by-one in a designated order for storing management information of the recording medium until the recording medium is finalized, each temporary defect/disc management area being fully used up except the temporary defect/disc management area access indicator area in the first defect/disc management area (TDMA0) before a next temporary defect/disc management area stores management information of the recording medium, wherein the microcomputer controls the pickup to record data onto one of the plurality of clusters in the temporary defect/disc management area access indicator area when a corresponding temporary defect/disc management area becomes the in-use temporary defect/disc management area, and wherein the temporary defect/disc management area access indicator area is provided at a head side of the first temporary defect/disc management area (TDMA0). a pickup configured to write/read data onto the recording medium; and a microcomputer operatively coupled to the pickup and configured to control the pickup to record data onto a cluster of a temporary defect/disc management area access indicator area for indicating an in-use temporary defect/disc management area, wherein the temporary defect/disc management area access indicator area is located in a first temporary defect/disc management area for indicating which temporary defect/disc management area in the recording medium is currently in-use, the temporary defect/disc management area access indicator area includes a plurality of clusters corresponding respectively to a plurality of temporary defect/disc management areas of the recording medium except the first temporary defect/disc management area (TDMA0), the first temporary defect/disc management area (TDMA0) being located in the lead-in area, the first temporary defect/disc management area (TDMA0) being used first among the temporary defect/disc management areas being used one-by-one in a designated order for storing management information of the recording medium until the recording medium is finalized, each temporary defect/disc management area being fully used up except the temporary defect/disc management area access indicator area in the first defect/disc management area (TDMA0) before a next temporary defect/disc management area stores management information of the recording medium, wherein the microcomputer controls the pickup to record data onto one of the plurality of clusters in the temporary defect/disc management area access indicator area when a corresponding temporary defect/disc management area becomes the in-use temporary defect/disc management area, and wherein the temporary defect/disc management area access indicator area is provided at a head side of the first temporary defect/disc management area (TDMA0).