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I got owned!

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ruffilb

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Ok, So I've got an 8gb file worth of movies split over 12 or so CD's. Without all 12 CDs, the file won't unzip and I can't get to my movies. The problem is that there's a tiny amount of dry-erase marker (that's apparently permanant) that I was using to label the CDs that got on the very edge. Now when I try to read that CD, it gives me a "Data Error (cyclic redundancy check)" error. What should I do? It wouldn't scrape off to my fingernail, I'm going to go try some solvent now.

(I'd post in tech support, but this is really messed up and I need an answer quickly >_>)

Edit: Solvent removed the marker, but the sheen on the CD is now wierd... Cross your fingers!

Edit 2: Still owned, Guess I've got to go reburn the CD later 🙁

Edit 3: Badcopy Pro, You know where to shove it!

Edit 4: I got the eps, but the rar file is MISSING episodes 51-59 (Naruto) Anyone have a download link for these, preferrably a direct download (not a torrent)? PM me please.
 
As long as you didn't make a solid archive, you can extract the files that aren't damaged by checking the "keep broken files" box in the extract dialogue.
 
I got owned by steam a bit ago. I was 50% done converting a DVD into AVI, and I decided to play HL2: deathmatch. It froze my computer, and there goes an hour of encoding down the train.
 
Originally posted by: myusername
As long as you didn't make a solid archive, you can extract the files that aren't damaged by checking the "keep broken files" box in the extract dialogue.
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Thanks, that really helps.
 
It is a multipart rar file (as stated in the thread summary) , but I've never heard of a PAR or PAR2 file.
 
Originally posted by: Pepsei
par and par2 usually only apply to files you downloaded from usenet... ahem...
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People use them on Usenet for obvious reasons, but there's no reason not to use them especially if you're creating a multi-part RAR and burning it onto CD/DVD.
 
Originally posted by: her209
Originally posted by: Pepsei
par and par2 usually only apply to files you downloaded from usenet... ahem...
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People use them on Usenet for obvious reasons, but there's no reason not to use them especially if you're creating a multi-part RAR and burning it onto CD/DVD.
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I use them all the time.

I keep PAR2 sets alongside all my important data and projects.
 
Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Originally posted by: her209
Originally posted by: Pepsei
par and par2 usually only apply to files you downloaded from usenet... ahem...
Click to expand...
People use them on Usenet for obvious reasons, but there's no reason not to use them especially if you're creating a multi-part RAR and burning it onto CD/DVD.
Click to expand...

I use them all the time.

I keep PAR2 sets alongside all my important data and projects.
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Why PAR2? It certainly makes sense for Usenet, but for a CD archive like this where anything could be bad(including the PAR files), wouldn't a WinRAR recovery record be better?
 
Originally posted by: ViRGE
Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Originally posted by: her209
Originally posted by: Pepsei
par and par2 usually only apply to files you downloaded from usenet... ahem...
Click to expand...
People use them on Usenet for obvious reasons, but there's no reason not to use them especially if you're creating a multi-part RAR and burning it onto CD/DVD.
Click to expand...

I use them all the time.

I keep PAR2 sets alongside all my important data and projects.
Click to expand...
Why PAR2? It certainly makes sense for Usenet, but for a CD archive like this where anything could be bad(including the PAR files), wouldn't a WinRAR recovery record be better?
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How does a winrar recovery record work? My parents just got divorced, so I've got to do lots of large-scale data transfer between houses (but that's a story for another time).
 
PAR files should be used any time you end up spanning over so many disks like that. 12 CDs, something's bound to happen.
 
Eh, I've done this before but this is the first time anything like this has happened. What's the difference between this and a winrar recovery archive.

Also... I can't even get the file from the CD to the computer - how does this help?

Can I construct 700MB worth of file from a par file? Wouldn't the par file have to be huge?
 
Originally posted by: DaWhim
par is not going do anything now. yea, kiss your file and good bye. owned
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Thanks for your support. I realize this CD is owned now (fortunately I've got several backups and it'll take me <5 mins to reburn) but I'm trying to avoid this sort of thing in the future.
 
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