NCR: Scratched DVD

[biscuit]

How do i repair or get data off a scratched DVD?biscuit2009-12-02 08:46:14

[biscuit]

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[Capricorn]

firstly: which side is the scratch. If it is at the bottom, then polish the disc (if youdont know how, take it to a video store as they have disc restoring kits) and try again.

 

if however, it's on the top side, where the sticker/artwork normally is, and the scratch goes all the way thru to the plastic, then that sector's data is down the toilet.

The sticker/artwork is meant to protect the thin aluminium layer that contains the actual data.

[Yang]

firstly: which side is the scratch. If it is at the bottom' date=' then polish the disc (if youdont know how, take it to a video store as they have disc restoring kits) and try again.

if however, it's on the top side, where the sticker/artwork normally is, and the scratch goes all the way thru to the plastic, then that sector's data is down the toilet.

The sticker/artwork is meant to protect the thin aluminium layer that contains the actual data.

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Will Mr Min work? (this is a serious question- stop laughing!)

[Capricorn]

It might, if the scratches are fine enough. But we talking about such fine stuff the disc should read ok. but any deeper, and it may require a rubbing compound to smooth out the scratches first.

[droo]

...or a filler compound, of the sort you get in them kits from the video shop...

[Tubeless]

Original or a written dvd.

 

How do you know it is the scratch making it unreadable.

[Wayne Potgieter]

MR Min...Seriously? would that work?

[AndreZA]

Braso works. It does take the shine away but you can still use the disc.

 

 

 

On the "The sticker/artwork is meant to protect the thin aluminium layer that contains the actual data" bit. I had a bit of data on HP CD-Rs and wanted to destroy the CD. From experience I know you just scrape the lable side and it is detroyed. But with these HP ones I acrually used a Stanley knife, scraped the top to smitherenes and it still worked. I then put it flat on a table top and made deep gashes and it still worked. Even if you held it up to the light you could not see the scrapes or cuts. I actually had snap the disc in two to stop it from working. I'm only buying HP from now on.

[Wayne Potgieter]

Braso works. It does take the shine away but you can still use the disc.

 

 

 

On the "The sticker/artwork is meant to protect the thin aluminium layer that contains the actual data" bit. I had a bit of data on HP CD-Rs and wanted to destroy the CD. From experience I know you just scrape the lable side and it is detroyed. But with these HP ones I acrually used a Stanley knife' date=' scraped the top to smitherenes and it still worked. I then put it flat on a table top and made deep gashes and it still worked. Even if you held it up to the light you could not see the scrapes or cuts. I actually had snap the disc in two to stop it from working. I'm only buying HP from now on.[/quote']

 

 

 

If you want to ensure that a disc doesnt work anymore, microwave it for 10 seconds.

 

 

 

It causes the foil/silver backing to fizz like bad eno and the disc is screwed.

 

 

 

I used to work in a coffee shop that played Celine Dion all day, 10 seconds later, my problem was solved.

[ASTANA]

 

Braso works. It does take the shine away but you can still use the disc.

 

 

 

On the "The sticker/artwork is meant to protect the thin aluminium layer that contains the actual data" bit. I had a bit of data on HP CD-Rs and wanted to destroy the CD. From experience I know you just scrape the lable side and it is detroyed. But with these HP ones I acrually used a Stanley knife' date=' scraped the top to smitherenes and it still worked. I then put it flat on a table top and made deep gashes and it still worked. Even if you held it up to the light you could not see the scrapes or cuts. I actually had snap the disc in two to stop it from working. I'm only buying HP from now on.[/quote']

 

 

 

If you want to ensure that a disc doesnt work anymore, microwave it for 10 seconds.

 

 

 

It causes the foil/silver backing to fizz like bad eno and the disc is screwed.

 

 

 

I used to work in a coffee shop that played Celine Dion all day, 10 seconds later, my problem was solved.

 

 

[Gobbo]

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[Capricorn]

LOL wayne.

 

I havent seen these new fangled HP discs that are so robust. I wont mind a few myself. Usually only buy Verbatim.?

Have y'all seen those lifelong data discs that use 24k Gold foil instead of aluminum?

[Wayne Potgieter]

does gold fizz in a microwave....could be fun checking it out.

 

 

 

Has anyone recently divorced and wants to microwave a wedding ring (purely in the name of science)