Repairing damaged cd

[AirStrike]

Just wondering if there is any way to repair a damaged cd at all? I have tried but it won't read some of the files, and therefore won't burn a copy either.

[S.T.K.E]

You take it to your local video shop. They charge like 5 bucks and they normaly have one of those machines that cleans the scratch's outta cd's/ DVD's. Works for my little bro's Xbox Games

[Goon]

is it a music cd or a game??? if its music rip it, dont copy it..

if its a game try a cd cleaner. "try another burner/ some lasers read better then others"

if its an old game, id download a torrent to replace it..its all good u did buy the game, your copys just fked.

[AirStrike]

It's a data cd.

[stocky]

try cleaning it with metho, or there are methods using toothpaste that can work too

[Doctor Bob]

polish it with brasso or a similar very fine cutting compound then try

[TrikkBen]

My mate always sprays the discs with lynx, he recons the alcohol cleans them.. Seems to always do the job...

[Wagon_Wheel]

You can try the methods listed but ive tried them before and only fix very minor scratches. Pretty sure JB hifi repair discs for you for a few bucks

[Ozzie]

I use standard car polish on my data dvd's.

If the scratch is really bad I use cut & polish.

Fair bit of rubbing but it does the job

BUT... if its the data side thats scratched then your lookin at a dead disk

[Trayner]

try cleaning it with metho, or there are methods using toothpaste that can work too

I thought toothpaste wrecked the disc?

[Maci]

I thought toothpaste wrecked the disc?

toothpaste is pretty much a fine cutting compound from what i remember being told about this way to fix a disk, so it works like car polish i'd guess?

so i doubt it would wreck the disk, but just make sure you give it a good clean if you use that method with some metho or my personal favorite a KFC wipe and a tissue ( might give your drive fresh breath otherwise ).
I still think the professional disk cleaners at your local JB or video shop will be your best chance at getting that data off

[azkwazere]

Depends on where the damage is:

On the Clear Plastic Backing? - Use a car polish or toothpaste. Apply a thin layer, polish out in cicular motions towards the outer track of the disc. (DO NOT go around in big circles around the disc, head outwards from the center in a swirly motion)

On the foil(metalic top layer where the writing goes)? - Your stuffed. Any data thats on that track is pretty stuffed, depending on the scratch location, you can recover the data using a data recovery program which will attempt to emulate the missing bits via looking at pre/post bits but its likely to take large blocks out with even a small scratch.

Although there is no data kept on the perspex bit at all, you cant keep cutting it down with polish. It is designed with a certain level of refraction which will degrade with each clean.. eventually the reader will throw errors.

aZk.