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Seaman

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11. May 2006 @ 03:57

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Hi There!
Just a kik one.
I have some old DVDs with some scrathes. When I try to bakup them in a normal way with DVD Shrink or Decrypter i recive some error messages.
Do you now some software around with a free trial (because we have lots of scrap) for recover bad media.
Tanks a lot.

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binkie7

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11. May 2006 @ 06:09

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You can buffing out the scratches (non circular motion) as best you can with something non abrasive. Or try another drive - some are better at getting past the bad spots.
Here's a data recovery tool- isobuster:
http://www.isobuster.com/
I just use the free version.
Depending on how deep the scratches are though you may not be able to back these up.

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codydog

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11. May 2006 @ 09:19

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It is best to try the least abrasive first. Maybe a scratch remover. Sold in stores. brobear and I were talking last night about having to use car polishing compound and car wax to repair badly damaged DVD/CD's. This is on the clear side. If the label side is scratched deeply, not a lot you can do.

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ireland

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11. May 2006 @ 09:27

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i have been using this and it works pretty good

SkipDoctor AUTOMAX? Motorized Disc Repair System

From the creator of the world's first CD and DVD scratch repair device - the AUTOMAX? Motorized Disc Repair System repairs scratches and does it even easier using motor power! No more handles to crank for minute-after-minute and no messy pastes to deal with. The simple process takes just minutes to restore a dmaged disc to like-new performance. A fantastic tool to save expensive damaged DVD's and CD's. Requires 6 AA batteries (not included)

http://www.portabledvdstore.com/skipmdmotscr.html

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boxwrench

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11. May 2006 @ 09:33

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I have had some luck using the new ripping tool that came out with Any Dvd not long ago,I was able to back up my original copy of Fantasia 2000 that a friend of mines kids nearly destroyed!
All I did was give it a good cleaning and let the proggie do it's job. This was a last ditch effort after everything in my arsenal failed.

Try it...it really can repair a messed up disk.

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boxwrench

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11. May 2006 @ 09:33

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Edit****There something screwy going on at Ad today!

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codydog

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11. May 2006 @ 09:38

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