Comments on: Copy Data from Scratched DVD’s & CD’s

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:13:54 +0000

Tiayo Yuden has consistenly tested the best for age. It costs a little bit more than others but what is more valuable, a few pennies or the data/time?

Those are the only discs I buy now. They are definitely a higher quality.

By: Fred Thompson

Fred Thompson — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:54:37 +0000

IsoPuzzle [geocities.com] is another one to try.

I’ve found the laser element in a burner will start to be worn out and sometimes the last few discs it makes can be read on it but not other drives. Alignment inside the drives can also affect ability to read as can the type of dye in the disc. Tiayo Yuden has consistenly tested the best for age. It costs a little bit more than others but what is more valuable, a few pennies or the data/time?

By: war59312

war59312 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:56:10 +0000

I find unstoppable copier much more usable:

[roadkil.net]

By: Michael Dobrofsky

Michael Dobrofsky — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:06:24 +0000

thanks

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:25:54 +0000

Thanks for the other tools AshGhost! I actually didn’t realize that IsoBuster was capable of doing that.

By: AshGhost

AshGhost — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:20:40 +0000

Two more full-featured (except for only working on optical media) alternatives:

IsoBuster free – the premium version adds Blu-Ray and HD DVD support, plus support for non-ISO9660 filesystems including UDF, HFS (Mac), and IFO/VOB (DVD movies)
[isobuster.com]

Recovery Toolbox for CD Free – free version supports CD/DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-Ray
[recoverytoolbox.com]

I was successful in recovering files from CD’s which had been soaked through my open car window a couple of years ago, but I can’t remember if both worked or which worked better.