title kinda says it, how do you fix CDs that are scratched all to hell? no bullshit does toothpaste actually work? i haven't had luck with it but there's a 75% chance i somehow fucked up
Rub the shiny side on your greasy face
>>127978596Pic rel is a CDr so is pretty much a lost cause.For most cases with a few scratches or dirt on the disc, just use some cotton with two drops of alcohol and brush it carefully.
Get a disc genie.
>>127978596If you don't want to pay to have them resurfaced, try a light abrasove like a magic eraser. But, really: why bother? Most disc scratches don't cause skips or prevent the laser from reading the data
>>127978596when cd-r get scratched it takes the foil off and it's really too late. I have some music I recorded lost forever because of this.
>>127978596ddrescue works sometimes. It tries different strategies to read a good copy of the data off the disc. Then you can make a copy to a CD-R.
I'm a xillenial boomer. I remember having CD's where I'd know "it skips on track 7" and I could fast forward through itit was almost always track 7my question for zoomers... why buy? just download for free on your computer or watch it on youtube. lmao at giving money to people who smoke pot and play guitar for "work"
>>127978596You rip them to your SSD before they get scratched.
Not happening
>>127978596There are machines for polishing scratched discs, they are used a lot for video games and they come back as good as new, go to a shop that sells used video games, before putting the video games up for sale they polish them, they will definitely help you, you will spend 5-10 $
>>127979668The data layer is on the bottom of the label, the reflective bottom edge is just a plastic disc which contains no information
>>127978596I've always wondered: how the hell do you reduce a disc to that condition? Do you play Frisbee with them? Do you use them as skimboards on the floor?I'm not attacking you, OP, you might have found it somewhere, but I really don't understand. I take obsessive care of all my CDs; if I buy a new one, the disc stays in good condition even after 10,000 uses.
>>127980931Like my brain
>>127980210>my question for zoomers... why buy? just download for free on your computer or watch it on youtubeMy answer as a collector: for collecting.I'm the first to download movies and music and have them on an external hard drive, but if I really like those movies, music, and video games, I need a physical copy, so I buy them if I can find them.Having the physical media, touching it, reading the booklet adds value to what you're watching, listening to, or playing; it means you truly love that stuff.Downloaded files are used and then thrown away, which is why the new generations aren't able to fully appreciate music and movies; they don't know how to value them.
>>127978596>how do you fix CDs that are scratched all to hell?you dont. a cd can be scratched but play perfectly. there is no reason to "fix" a cd just because its scratched. it will never look perfect again no matter what you do>>127980968>I've always wondered: how the hell do you reduce a disc to that condition?same. after all the cd stores in my area closed i was forced to hit up goodwill if i ever wanted to buy a cd in person. its crazy the condition you find cds in. i understand a kid doing it to a britney spears cd but ive seen discs that could only have been owned by adults that look like they used steel wool on the disc and then took the cd outside and scratched in on the concrete for good measure. not to mention the layer of dirt on some cds even though they are inside a jewel case at the store
>>127981130>you dont. a cd can be scratched but play perfectly. there is no reason to "fix" a cd just because its scratched. it will never look perfect again no matter what you doYes, but if the grooves are deep and prevent the disc from reading, a good polishing can solve the problem. Of course, the disc will not be as shiny as if it were new, it will be opaque and discolored but without scratches.
