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Stamped pits vs organic dyes: Why commercial CDs outlived your CD-R backups

I still have some CDs from two decades ago that work just fine, but I know better than to assume that this will be the norm for all my CDs and DVDs. The fact of the matter is that CD-Rs and DVD-Rs, ...
Ars Technica

Is there any software for recovering data on damaged CD-R media ?

if the paint on the top of the cd was chipped, I think it is quite hopeless, cause then it wont be reflecting light on that portion of the CD. Maybe there's a program that'll let you import a portion ...
Ars Technica

What CD-R(W)s can burn song names onto a CD?

Hey all<br><br>Building my second DIY (yay!), and I'm onto the "optical" section of my spreadsheet. I saw the recommendation for the Lite-On LTR-52246S, and judging by my past experience with Lite-On, ...
Hackaday

Burn Pictures On A CD-R, No Special Drive Needed

When we routinely carry devices holding tens or hundreds of gigabytes of data, it’s sometimes a shock to remember that there was once a time when 650 MB on a CD was a very big deal indeed. These now ...