Simviation Forum - DVD repair

Sep 8^th, 2010 at 11:53am

Crash Ex Member

Hi,

got into a bit of trouble here. I have all my payware aircraft and sceneries stored onto a couple of DVD's. Problem is that 2 of these DVD's don't work any longer. They are not heavely damaged (a few scratches on both of them) but probably just enough to keep them from doing what they are supposed to do.

Any ideas on how to remove the scratches?

Carlo Wink

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Reply #1 - Sep 8^th, 2010 at 12:15pm

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Hi,

got into a bit of trouble here. I have all my payware aircraft and sceneries stored onto a couple of DVD's. Problem is that 2 of these DVD's don't work any longer. They are not heavely damaged (a few scratches on both of them) but probably just enough to keep them from doing what they are supposed to do.

Any ideas on how to remove the scratches?

Carlo Wink

..any interest here Carlo?

....>>>> http://www.jufsoft.com/badcopy/

CD's and Floppies...

It worked for my faulty Floppy Disks... Kiss

...!

Paul.

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Reply #2 - Sep 8^th, 2010 at 12:29pm

Crash Ex Member

Downloaded and running the trial version Paul. I'll see what it does but I'm afraid all data is lost.

Carlo Sad

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Reply #3 - Sep 8^th, 2010 at 12:34pm

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Downloaded and running the trial version Paul. I'll see what it does but I'm afraid all data is lost.

Carlo Sad

Let us know how you got on...

"Note: Due to the complex nature of data recovery, lost or corrupted files recovery is not always possible. It is recommended to download and try the evaluation version first. It is easy and fast."

Fingers crossed!... Wink

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Paul.

Dell Dimension 5000 BTX Tower. Win7 Home Edition, 32 Bit. Intel Pentium 4, dual 2.8 GHz. 2.5GB RAM, nVidia GF 9500GT 1GB. SATA 500GB + 80GB. Philips 17" LCD Monitor. Micronet ADSL Modem only. Saitek Cyborg Evo Force. FS 2004 + FSX. Briggs and Stratton Petrol Lawn Mower...Motor Bikes. Gas Cooker... and lots of musical instruments!.... ...!
Yamaha MO6,MM6,DX7,DX11,DX21,DX100,MK100,EMT10,PSR400,PSS780,Roland GW-8L v2,TR505,Casio MT-205,Korg CX3v2 dual manual,+ Leslie 760,M-Audio Prokeys88,KeyRig,Cubase,Keyfax4,Guitars,Orchestral,Baroque,Renaissance,Medieval Instruments.

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Reply #4 - Sep 8^th, 2010 at 12:45pm

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This:

http://www.howtodothings.com/electronics/a3474-how-to-remove-scratches-from-a-dv...

or this: http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=&q=dvd+scratch+repair&rlz=1B3MOZA_enUS...

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Reply #5 - Sep 8^th, 2010 at 1:00pm

Crash Ex Member

Well, I checked one of the two DVD's and according to Badcopy there are no files to recover. Just as I was afraid of.

Read the first link you sent Shane. Let's see what I can do with some toothpaste... If it doesn't work, at least I'll have two very shiny DVD's... Grin

Carlo

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Reply #6 - Sep 8^th, 2010 at 1:36pm

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Last resort?.....

Paul.... Wink

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Dell Dimension 5000 BTX Tower. Win7 Home Edition, 32 Bit. Intel Pentium 4, dual 2.8 GHz. 2.5GB RAM, nVidia GF 9500GT 1GB. SATA 500GB + 80GB. Philips 17" LCD Monitor. Micronet ADSL Modem only. Saitek Cyborg Evo Force. FS 2004 + FSX. Briggs and Stratton Petrol Lawn Mower...Motor Bikes. Gas Cooker... and lots of musical instruments!.... ...!
Yamaha MO6,MM6,DX7,DX11,DX21,DX100,MK100,EMT10,PSR400,PSS780,Roland GW-8L v2,TR505,Casio MT-205,Korg CX3v2 dual manual,+ Leslie 760,M-Audio Prokeys88,KeyRig,Cubase,Keyfax4,Guitars,Orchestral,Baroque,Renaissance,Medieval Instruments.

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Reply #7 - Sep 8^th, 2010 at 2:13pm

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Fozzer wrote on Sep 8^th, 2010 at 1:36pm:

Last resort?.....

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Paul.... Wink

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Nah, too small. Bigger is better...

Carlo Wink

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Reply #8 - Sep 8^th, 2010 at 2:18pm

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Fozzer wrote on Sep 8^th, 2010 at 1:36pm:

Last resort?.....

[img]Bigger is better...[/url]

Carlo Wink

Yes much bigger. Grin

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Reply #9 - Sep 8^th, 2010 at 5:26pm

Crash Ex Member

LOL

Well, I tried the toothpaste trick I read in your link Shane. Didn't work. I have one last trick up my sleeves and that is car polish. Will take the DVD's to my friend's car repairshop tomorrow and see what he can do. I mean he can polish scratches off any kind of car so he's willing to try it on the DVD's.

Carlo Wink

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