A lot of us by now have collected very big libraries of DVDs, game discs and CDs. As the discs get older and are used more often the possibility of damage increases as does need to effect repairs. Many scratched DVD discs or other discs can simply be replaced at minimal cost and this holds true for CDs and game discs as well.
You can't say the same about scratched discs that are of home videos and personal digital photos written to discs. Also you may possess scratched games discs, scratched DVDs or scratched CDs that you can't buy any more.
The obvious answer to this is to create backups and copies of these discs before they are subjected to "wear and tear" but sometimes we forget to do that until it is too late!
So what do you do to recover the data from a scratched CD DVD or game disc?
There are 3 main ways you can approach this problem.
The first and safest method is by using a software solution to the problem.
There are a number of specialist software products available that have DVD error correction capabilities built-in or have been specifically designed for this purpose.
The level of success in this case depends heavily on the nature of the scratch damage to the disc in question but this is by far the most desirable method as it is "non-intrusive." It doesn't matter if this works or not, your scratched disc has not changed in any way.
Your second choice is to attempt to repair the CD DVD scratches by hand yourself.
There are many "do it yourself" websites and on-line videos that will show you how to use home products to repair scratched DVDs. You can use Brasso, Pledge, car polish and even toothpaste!
I guess the danger here is that if you get it wrong you most likely made things a whole lot worse than when you started! Naturally if you succeed... you look great!
I think of it like this: If you can usually read and follow written directions exactly and get the result you wanted you should be ok.
Even the slightest reservation means this is not how you should go!
The final method of handling CD and DVD scratch repair is by using a CD DVD scratch repair machine.
If the software method or the "do it yourself" method haven't worked then try this final way!
Unfortunately this subject is not a simple as it appears. CD DVD scratch repair machines have to complete a reasonably delicate task. They are all trying to re-surface a piece of clear polycarbonate plastic to a very high standard so that a laser beam can pass through uninterrupted.
There are lots of inexpensive CD DVD disc repair machines available thet really are a waste of your time and your money.
There are three levels of device determined by price and you get what you pay for.
This doesn't mean you have to fork out over $1000 to buy an effective repair machine, but on the other hand obtaining perfect results from a $20 machine is not going to happen!
By far the most effective CD DVD disc repair machines for the home user come in at just over the $120 mark and for that price you can get a very good machine that will handle your discs well.
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