any solution to scratched cds

Discussion in 'Storage Devices' started by Dwarfer, Aug 30, 2006.

  1. Dwarfer

    Dwarfer Guest

    hello i have a problem wiv my cd (feeble files cd2) one file called voices.wav (200mb) stops copying at about 50% when trying to recover the disk onto hdd

    stupid question time: is there any programs out there that sorts this problem out


    cheers,
    -thicko
     
  2. Karanislove

    Karanislove It's D Grav80 Of Luv

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    Download the [link=http://www.adrianboeing.com/tools.html#cdcopy]CD Recoverer[/link]. Its free also!
     
  3. Yuchao719

    Yuchao719 Geek

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    Ouch. Is the CD badly scratched? You can always get a CD cleaning kit(~$5) at Dollar Store(or British equivalent) and see what happens. Try putting it in other CD drives from different computers cos I once stuck in a scratched and skipping CD in another machine and it worked.
     
  4. Dwarfer

    Dwarfer Guest

    ill give that program a try :)

    no its not badly scratched at all. just a few scratched marks where a planes took off or landed on certain parts of the surface in different directions

    if the program no workin ill try the cleanin kit thanks :)
     
  5. Anti-Trend

    Anti-Trend Nonconformist Geek

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    If the CD is scratched on the clear plastic side, recovery is just a matter of buffing out the scratches well enough so it doesn't diffuse the laser. On the other hand if the CD is scratched on the silk-screened side, the side with the printing on it, the disc is probably dead.
     
  6. Dwarfer

    Dwarfer Guest

    yes the scratches are on the back of the disk (laser side) any ideas on buffering it out?

    im currently trying out that program
     
  7. Anti-Trend

    Anti-Trend Nonconformist Geek

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    A plastic buffing compound, a soft, lint-free cloth, and a lot of elbow-grease are the best way to fix a CD to nearly-new condition. If you don't have/can't get any plastic buffing compound, I actually read an article which states that they found hair styling gel to be a good buffing compound.
     
  8. Dwarfer

    Dwarfer Guest

    THANKS FOr advice i tried that program it managed to copy the file without errors allowing me to create a backup copy of the file, just hope the game works with it :D

    cheers guys
     

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