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08/05/2005 01:05:49 AM · #1 |
One of my cd's with about 300 family photos on it has decided not to work anymore! I'm recovering it but some are gone forever! I normally use good quality cd's but for this one I used a cheap no label brand. I think I have learnt my lesson! :(
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08/05/2005 01:08:24 AM · #2 |
Sorry to hear about that, especially with family photos. Ever thought about buying an external hard drive? I normally keep pictures on one of those and another copy on CD just in case. Sometimes that doesn't even cover you, but so far it has worked well for me.
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08/05/2005 01:13:15 AM · #3 |
| It's a good idea! Too late now though so I'll just sit here and kick myself! *ouch* |
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08/05/2005 01:14:08 AM · #4 |
I would try it on another PC or two or three - some CD-ROM drives are more sensitive than others.
May also try cleaning it - wipe from center outward in straight lines away from center - not in the curved shape that it is. A light coat of furniture polish and soft cloth can also help if the media surface is scratched.
Message edited by author 2005-08-05 01:14:32.
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08/05/2005 01:15:26 AM · #5 |
I agree with rasdub - I keep all my photos on a second internal hard drive, an occasional backup on an external hard drive, and then on CDs once in a while. CDs aren't guaranteed to keep your pictures safe - it's too easy to scratch them or for them to decide to just be finicky.
Sorry to hear you lost your shots. :( I hope you can recover a lot of them!
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08/05/2005 01:22:38 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by BradP:
I would try it on another PC or two or three - some CD-ROM drives are more sensitive than others.
May also try cleaning it - wipe from center outward in straight lines away from center - not in the curved shape that it is. A light coat of furniture polish and soft cloth can also help if the media surface is scratched. |
I got 4 pc's here....tried in each drives....cd and dvd drives. No joy! Most seem to be recovering so I think I'm cool! I've got some cd cleaning solutions here but no joy....not a mark on the disk either (i'm pretty careful with them). Just a dodgy disk me thinks. |
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08/05/2005 01:23:59 AM · #7 |
| Are these problems that should show up if you have the burning s/w do a verify? |
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08/05/2005 01:24:52 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by kpriest:
Are these problems that should show up if you have the burning s/w do a verify? |
It's always good to do that, but the disk used to work but I haven't used it for awhile! |
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08/05/2005 01:44:20 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by Makka:
Originally posted by kpriest:
Are these problems that should show up if you have the burning s/w do a verify? |
It's always good to do that, but the disk used to work but I haven't used it for awhile! |
I have not heard of a CD going bad on a shelf. Makes me very very nervous. |
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08/05/2005 01:49:07 AM · #10 |
| Yes, the dyes can degrade over time. And with DVD-R, the data is only about one-fifth the size ... |
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08/05/2005 01:52:35 AM · #11 |
It was a cheap disk though! I've never had a problem with my Verbatim or TDK disks!
I have a couple of DVD's (Pulp Fiction is one...my favourite movie) that has like a big darkish stain on it! Needless to say it doesn't play anymore! |
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08/05/2005 01:56:14 AM · #12 |
ok - now this sounds funny - but there is a guy that runs a camera shop near my house that refuses to go digital as he claims he has heard of CD's going bad and images getting lost this way over time. I always figured he was just using that as an excuse to push his film processing business. Is it possible he actually knows something here?
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08/05/2005 01:58:12 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by ShutterPug:
ok - now this sounds funny - but there is a guy that runs a camera shop near my house that refuses to go digital as he claims he has heard of CD's going bad and images getting lost this way over time. I always figured he was just using that as an excuse to push his film processing business. Is it possible he actually knows something here? |
Maybe??
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08/05/2005 02:10:57 AM · #14 |
| Film degrades over time too, as does magnetic tape and every medium except maybe diamonds. But film has known characteristics which have undergone actual testing. There are no 100 year-old CDs to test, only ones which have been subjected to "accelerated aging tests" in an attempt to extrapolate a lifespan from that. They might be wrong. |
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08/05/2005 02:28:37 AM · #15 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Film degrades over time too, as does magnetic tape and every medium except maybe diamonds. But film has known characteristics which have undergone actual testing. There are no 100 year-old CDs to test, only ones which have been subjected to "accelerated aging tests" in an attempt to extrapolate a lifespan from that. They might be wrong. |
Very valid point! So called 'simulated' testing I suppose can not beat the real thing. |
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08/05/2005 02:31:31 AM · #16 |
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08/05/2005 02:38:48 AM · #17 |
Thanks for that GeneralE. Some interesting reading there!
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