Scratched disc?

GrumPy

Hey, I have a dvd-r with some really important junk on it, but it is badly scratched, and even though the data shows up fine in my computer, one of the main folders appears empty, when I try to copy/paste in onto the computer, from the dvd, I get an error. Is there any chance of finding a way of getting the disc to work long enough to transfer the data over?

Cheers.

Ruu_Old

You could try and wipe it with a lint free cloth(if you havent already to try and clean it a bit better) or maybe try it in a mates dvd-rom drive and see if theres any difference.

layke

Are we talking a scratch thats actually gone all the way through to where the data has stored or just a scratch in the protective plastic?

If it's just the plastic buy a disc resurfacer, they work wonders.

GrumPy

Thanks, but I have already cleaned it, with disc cleaner fluid too, also tried in 3 dvd rom drives, I guess it's screwed.

PogMoThoin

Heard trick off mate in the know. rub shampoo in2 scratches. it fills the voids. worked for me on ps2 disk. ended up having 2 buy disk, but it worked short term.

GrumPy

PogMoThoin wrote:

Heard trick off mate in the know. rub shampoo in2 scratches. it fills the voids. worked for me on ps2 disk. ended up having 2 buy disk, but it worked short term.

No effect But at least my disc smells nice and clean

netwhizkid

My recommendation would be first back up whatever you can off the disc, and then try Brasso polish, I used this before on a scratch and it took it of enough for me to read the disc and back it up. The brasso is used to shine metal like a doorknocker etc and works wonders on a disc. Or you could buy a special disk thingy as layke said.

Ruu_Old

If you are going to use Brasso, use very little or you will be left with no disc at all.

kmb

i normally use mr shine on my scratched dics and it usually works.

Regds,

kieran

SorGan

before you polish up your disc brighter than the sun:eek: why not try the software way, goto www.freewarefiles.com
and have a look for a corrupt disc recovery prog, failing that you can pick up a little cheap spindle machine(plastic) that repairs scratchs with a twist in your locul pc shop eg dixons pc world

jabberwock

try isobuster or similar to try and extract the raw data from the disc.

had a dvd that that a couple of scratches on it making a few files unreadable. used said program to extract the data and was able to mount it and reburn it.

Cuddlesworth

Try shouting at it!

kmb

actually the polish does work!!!!Kids have a habit of scratching the ps2 games and one light rub of polish does the job.Think it fills in the voids.


Anyway,thats what i have done in the up to now.Of course i am talking of light scratches.

GrumPy

It was fecked, so I "acquired" the important junk overnight, and burnt it to a new disc, but thanks for the help guys.

iggyman

i use aftershave when i get scraths in my discs and they dont work properly but after rubbing a cloth with liquid aftershave on it it works grand..

riptide

Well i use Gillette - The best a man can get

dango

guys as far as i can remember - brasso on commercial dvd's is dodgey but *can work. But brasso on dvd-r's is not advised.

*never did for me...

Oh and those disk-doctor machines are a load of carp

g5hn710m4xpdwy

I was going to reccomnd disk docter:o saw it in game once...

Zounds

In my experience some strong alcohol on a cloth works really well for fixing scratched discs, just be careful not too rub to much disc away.