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anyone now e good program tho test cd's/dvd's for errors


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anyone now e good program tho test cd's/dvd's for errors i have elot of dvd's en cd's but children use them all of the time en i think there elot of cd's that dont work anymore because of scratches so im looking now for e program that can test movies music en data cd for error if i have tho do manualy it ganna take long time im also looking for e catalog program so i catalog them sry for typos im dutch

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Use toothpaste or wet sandpaper to sand them down slightly. The bottom layer is simply protection for the upper layer (the foil like layer) which has the data burnt under it. Also, store your media more appropriately. If there is gunk or smudges from your kids handling them, then use gentle tissue paper to quickly wipe them off.

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I use Rain-X to 'repair' all types of cd's and dvd's and I have an almost 100% success rate with it.

I just put a couple drops on it and polish it around the disc contrary to what most would suggest and it almost always works.

Its very easy to use and it works much better than Brasso and without the fumes.

A good program to test for read errors is Nero CD-DVD Speed which is also free.

Download links:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/CD-DVD-Tools/...DVD-Speed.shtml

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Nero_CD-DVD_Speed.htm

Its complicated to explain how to interpret the results so here is a good guide, you mainly want to focus on the 'Disc Quality' section.

http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=192563

Disc_Quality_Test.png

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@Tarun

@DigeratiPrime

Yes, you are right, as seen in the before linked to old thread:

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=56005

There are two methods to try and make a scratched CD readable again:

1) smooth/polish/remove the scratches with something abrasive, like Brasso or a plastic polish or some toothpastes

2) fill the scratches with something transparent, like Rain-X, car wax or even as reported on the other thread, hair-gel:

http://www.om3ga.co.uk/2006/07/27/scratched-cds-no-problem

First one, if properly done, should allow to permanently fix the scratch, whilst second one should be a solution to extract data from the CD.

And of course, if the data on CD is REALLY important, there are professional "grinding" services and machines, like these:

http://www.doowop.com/cd_repair.htm

http://www.cdrepairman.com/

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