Man, all of my old CDRs are corrupt.

[Chaotic42]

The stuff I burned in college. It's all dead. Even Linux can't make sense of it.

Are there are any programs that will keep trying to read and never give up?

 

[imported_Bob]

Infinadyne CD/DVD Diagnostic

 

[Chaotic42]

Impressive.

Unfortunately for both the programmers and myself, the data isn't worth $40 to me.

 

[Krazy4Real]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
Impressive.

Unfortunately for both the programmers and myself, the data isn't worth $40 to me.

LOL!

 

[DnetMHZ]

some disc examinations can be lengthy, often taking more than 12 hours.

holy crap!

 

[Ogg]

stop storing them in your car!!!

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I burned

so you are actually talking about CDR's , not Cd's

it isn't like 10 year old retail CD's are corrupt

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
so you are actually talking about CDR's , not Cd's

it isn't like 10 year old retail CD's are corrupt

No, no. These are 2x Walmart CD-Rs from 1998.

 

[AndrewNF]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: FoBoT
so you are actually talking about CDR's , not Cd's

it isn't like 10 year old retail CD's are corrupt

No, no. These are 2x Walmart CD-Rs from 1998.

I think I see the problem :beer:

 

[halik]

i've got 8 year old CDRs that work just fine... its just a matter of storing em right

 

[ElFenix]

CDRs don't last all that long.

 

[Knightlife]

I had my whole first spindle of 4X Be-All DVDRs go bad on me...Riteks have been good so far.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: halik
i've got 8 year old CDRs that work just fine... its just a matter of storing em right

Well, they all started crapping out when I took them on a flight to NYC back in 2000. I guess the cargo area wasn't climate controlled.

 

[acemcmac]

Id kill myself if I lost some of the data that Ive been trusting to CDR's over the years

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: acemcmac
Id kill myself if I lost some of the data that Ive been trusting to CDR's over the years

That's why I don't trust important data to CDRs alone. I have new CDRs and some hard drive space for those files.

 

[Alternex]

Don't put too much faith in any CDs.. they all have a limited lifetime that's a lot shorter than advertised. I worked at a financial company that had a lot of CDs (containing market data) that are starting to go bad. These came from a large distributor who had the CDs professionally stamped. The CDs have all been kept in great condition - in temperature controlled room and not accessed very often. Recently we've been seeing the CDs from 10 yrs ago get corrupted, you can actually see holes in the layer when you examine them in front of a strong light.

 

[dman]

If you can see that the reflective layer is going bad, then you are sol, but if it looks good, see if you can find your old CDDrive or an older drive--the faster speeds may be making it more difficult to read. Just a shot in the dark.