anyone know any good free cd recovery programs?

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  1. melancholymecha

    melancholymecha Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    my computer got a virus a few weeks ago that wiped out my files. i had many of my files stored in dvd-r discs, but one of them just doesnt want to work/wont open/read the files...etc. I used CD Recovery Toolbox free but it didnt work, it didnt even recognize that the disc was in the player. :confused:

    are there any other free trusted recovery programs out there? maybe any that work specifically for dvd r's?
     
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  2. RJDiogenes

    RJDiogenes Idealistic Cynic and Canon Champion Premium Member

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    You might also want to try cross-posting this in the Science & Technology Forum. That's where all the real techies hang out. :mallory:
     
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  3. Amaris

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    I use CD Check. It has a high success rate, and I have recovered old archival CDs & DVDs from years past.
     
    Amaris, May 6, 2011
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  4. Jadzia

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    Have you tried cleaning the disc?

    The surface on writable discs is very fragile, meaning that scratches on them are much more serious than they are on bought discs. You can abuse bought discs a bit, because they'll survive things that dvd-r won't. Even a light scratch or a fingerprint can cause problems.
     
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  5. Stephen!

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    ISOBuster sometimes works for this sort of thing. Or you could try the disc on another DVD drive. Some seem to be less picky and will still read DVD-R's if they start to go wrong.

    http://www.isobuster.com

    Dropbox might also be useful if you want online backup. They offer 2gb of free online storage. http://www.dropbox.com
     
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  6. melancholymecha

    melancholymecha Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    sorry I havent forgotten this thread, I just have been dealing w/ some health issues this weekend & couldnt really get around back here til today.

    well these recovery programs look pretty cool & I did download one of them(CD Check) but I have no idea how to use them, they seem to be for more advanced computer users. :alienblush: anyone know any easier to use programs? anyway thanks for the help.
     
    melancholymecha, May 10, 2011
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  7. Natasha welsh

    Natasha welsh Cadet Newbie

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    melancholymecha, I'm hoping you see this. My.mother is seriously suffering with the exact same symptoms you describe. Did you ever find any relief/effective treatment?
     
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  8. Avro Arrow

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    Hi @Natasha welsh . Please take a minute to review the board rules. Posting to a thread that has not been posted to in a year is against the rules, and in this case, the thread has been dormant for twelve years. (And melancholymecha, who you are replying to, hasn't been here in almost a decade.) As such, I will be closing the thread.

    The way your post is phrased, it looks like you are looking for help with a medical issue. However, this thread is actually about a computer issue. (A health issue was mentioned, but no details or symptoms were referenced at all, so that cannot be what you are referring to.) But if your mother is in fact dealing with a computer virus, and you are legitimately looking for information about that, please feel free to start a new thread.

    Please forgive my brusqueness, but posting to an old thread with a post that is only tangentially related to the actual topic is a common spammer tactic, so at present I am wary of your intentions. If this is a misreading of the situation, then please accept my apologies.
     
    Avro Arrow, Apr 15, 2023
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