old cdr's starting to flake off

[bockchow]

i had a spindle of cd's that i burned about 2 years ago and they've been sitting on the spindle in my closet ever since. they were the cheep noname ones from compusa that sold for $20 for 100 cd's. i tool them out last week to get some old mp3's i had on them and no the top layer is flakeing off and there useless. they were blank with no label or coating on them. if you put one of those white cdr labels on them will it keep this from happening? i now use some pny cd's that have a clear label on them, will that keep this from happening. what is the best media to get and the best way to store it to keep them useable a couple years down the line?

 

[McCarthy]

I've heard of COMPUsa CDs doing that a lot. Never seen a cd flake and I've used lots of 'free after rebate' brands over the years, think it mostly goes back to a bad batch. Suppose to be safe you could buy Kodak or Mitsumi exclusively (or TY, always forget the name), up to you how much you want to spend on mp3s.

 

[gwlam12]

yikes. i have a bunch of compusa cd-rs that i burned at most a year ago.

i had a nice philips cd-rw flake on me . 🙁

 

[TheWart]

that stinks. i would not recommend putting those discs in your cdrw, maybe you have another comp/cd drive to test them on? i would just hate for them to explode in my nice burner!

i have gotten cheesy cdrs like this before and now i force myself to spend a bit more money and get Taiyo Yuden Fujis. best luck to ya!

 

[bockchow]

do the Taiyo Yuden have some sort of coating over the top of them? has anybody ever heard if the stick on labels make the cd's last longer or would the adhesive possible cause a chemical reaction in the cd over a long span of time? whats the best way to store cdr's for long term storage, like a couple years?