Can you do anything to restore a scratched DVD or CD?

Question

Can you do anything to restore a scratched DVD or CD?

Answer 1

How to fix a scratched CD or DVD

This will only work if the disc is scratched and none of the foil is missing or flaked off. I have a music disc that was scratched beyond listening, I took some 2000 grit wet/dry sandpaper, rubbing compound, and micro glaze designed for cars. Using the 2000 grit sand paper wet sand the disc, start from the center and go in a straight and perpendicular line outwards slowly working your way all the way around the disc until you can no longer see any scratches other than the sand paper marks. Then repeat with rubbing compound until the sanding marks are no longer visible. Then use the microglaze and repeat. The disc should be shiny and play fine.

You can also buy repair kits at almost any electronics store and over the Internet.

They are relatively inexpensive, easy to use and yes, they do work.

I use them often to fix CD's that are damaged from bouncing around in my CD player in my car (works on DVD's and Roms also).

More info: http://www.ehow.com/how_892_repair-scratched-cds.htm

rub the scratch with a soft cloth with tooth paste on it. rub in the direction of the grooves.

They way that I repair scratched CD's is using a CD cleaner. You can buy them anywhere stores sell computers and things like that. The CD kit (that I have) basically cleans the disc all over leaving it spotless

Answer 2

the CD it is probably scratched up orsomethin wrong with the DVD player

Answer 3

DVD did not replace CD, DVD is a movie, CD can be anything like a software downloader ir music.

Answer 4

No if a CD or DVD is acully cracked then toothpaste will do nothing, but if it is deeply scratched or miner scratched yes it will help as long as crusial Data has not been lost.

Answer 5

maybe some are scratched and made need some cleaning

Answer 6

you probably have a CD+-R and a DVD-Rom, which I have. Took me a long time to realize that DVD=ROM doesn't burn anything. It only reads You need a CD+-R and DVD+-R/RW to burn.

Answer 7

CDs and DVDs get handled, their surfaces get scratched. Hard disks are protected better.

Answer 8

A disc drive is what comes up when something like a CD, DVD or game that has been scratched is not recognised by the player or console.

Answer 9

DVD Problem if your CD is scratched...... put windex mixed with lemon juice on it. after you rub the mixture on it.... take a stick of melted butter and pour it on your DVD/CD take flour (cooking flour) and sprinkle 1 teaspoon of it on the CD. LET ALL THE INGREDIANTS SIT FOR 10 MINUTES IN THE SUN AND THEN YOUR CD/DVD SHOULD BE AS UNSCRATCHED LIKE IT'S BRAND NEW! If your DVD won't play…

Answer 10

A recovery disc is a CD or DVD used to restore the operating system of a computer to working or factory conditions.

Answer 11

CD's have covers so that they don't get scratched, and a cover protected them from being scratched. If a CD becomes scratched too much, it will no longer be able to be read.

Answer 12

u need to use a CD burner

Answer 13

Software Publishers is a company that provides CD and DVD solutions. They are located in Greensboro, North Carolina and provide full service for anything DVD and CD related.

Answer 14

It Depends on how bad your Cd is scratched if u have an Xbox 360 Cd and its a perfect Ring scratch your done if the scratches are light and Regular then use it a few times then you should be good for Ps3 Wii Cd DVD and etc........

Answer 15

* Backup you hard drive in case you have a hard disk failure (always useful especially if you have important documents stored in only one place). * Store your whole CD collection on them by converting the files from the CD to mp3. * Buy a recordable DVD player if you don't have any other way of recording TV already. * If the disks are scratched and not useable you could turn them into coasters…

Answer 16

Gothic 3 comes on DVD, not CD. You need a DVD drive to install this game.

Answer 17

sometimes it depends how scratched it is

Answer 18

A magnet cannot erase the contents of a CD or DVD because these are what you call "optical disks". That means that the reading/writing process is based on what the CD or DVD drive sees on the disk, and not anything magnetic.

Answer 19

a CD is like a DVD but the DVD cant be played in a radio and a CD cant be played in a DVD player

Answer 20

A DVD can not be used in a CD Player, but a CD can be used in a DVD Player.

Answer 21

A disc. Such as: CD CD-R CD-WR CD-Rom DVD DVD-R DVD-WR DVD-Rom DVD-RAM

Answer 22

Probably a bad (scratched) disk. If it happens with every disk, then it's a bad disk drive.

Answer 23

The simple answer is - you can't ! Professionally made computers have a recovery partition in the hard-drive for the user to restore the machine to its original factory settings if needed - OR - it comes with a recovery disk (CD or DVD). If you've built your own computer - it will not have a recovery option !

Answer 24

Dvd is better than CD because the dvd can store more data than the CD

Answer 25

yes every DVD player can read CD ... therefore you can watch cd on a DVD player

Answer 26

the dvd you watch to and the cd you listen to.

Answer 27

If you did not have CD holders, the CD would become dirty and scratched, therefore making the CD unreadable.

Answer 28

Usually because the CD is scratched or cracked, or scuffed.

Answer 29

you scratched my cd , you picked it up in broad day light and you scratched it

Answer 30

A DVD multi recorder can both read and burn the various normal CD and DVD formats, i.e. CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, and DVD-RW.

Answer 31

Back up all of your files either to a CD or a DVD first. Then you can format and restore your files back to your hard drive.

Answer 32

you cannot play a DVD in a CD-rw. a DVD, although similar to a CD is different and can only be read by a DVD drive. you will need to purchase a DVD drive

Answer 33

A DVD multi recorder can both read and burn the various normal CD and DVD formats, i.e. CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, and DVD-RW.

Answer 34

No, either car wax or furniture polish will leave a residue that could seriously mess up the insides of the CD/DVD drive.

Answer 35

Your drive is probably a CD-R(W)/DVD-ROM drive. These are not capable of writing DVDs, but only reading them.

Answer 36

A CD ROM drive cannot read a DVD. So it is not possible to use a CD ROM as a DVD ROM. A DVD ROM drive can work with a CD though.

Answer 37

No, But you can play a CD in a DVD player.

Answer 38

I suggest Ukoo ISO Maker. It has great features, such as that it converts files to iso image, burns ISO to DVD discs and Creates high quality data disc. I used it before like you to burn some games. Easy to use ! == * File to ISO You can add file and directory to the list and convert them to ISO * CD/DVD to ISO You can convert CD or DVD disc to ISO…

Answer 39

CD-R, CD-RW,CD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, Blu-ray

Answer 40

Not necessarily. You can have a CD/DVD reading drive that does not write.

Answer 41

because it is a DVD burner, not a CD burner

Answer 42

CD Roms can only Read CD's such as VCD, Audio CD, mp3 CD. DVD Roms can read any CD's such as VCD, Audio CD, mp3 CD and also read DVD's such as DVD Video, DVD Audio & DVD mp3's.

Answer 43

A "naked" CD is 15.2 grams A "naked" DVD is 16 grams A standard CD/DVD case is 62 grams A slim CD/DVD case is 40 grams

Answer 44

you can use DVD audio ripper to rip audio from DVD and then play on CD player

Answer 45

it depends. are you using a DVD/ CD player? or are you using just a plain CD player? if ur using the CD player, it wont work because it doesn't have a screen. if your using a DVD/ CD player, it will work just fine. A DVD will not play in a CD-only player -- even a CD-ROM drive that does not have DVD hardware built in. The stepper motors and lenses for a DVD-ROM…

Answer 46

No. The DVD format can't be read by a CD.

Answer 47

Hard Disk is the same as Hard Drive which is a storage device. CD Drive is a device that reads cd/cd-r/cd-rw/dvd/dvd-r/dvd-rw.

Answer 48

Go to my computer. Check your drive there. If it says DVD-ROM then u can play both DVD and CD or if it say CD-ROM then it only plays CD.

Answer 49

you use a CD a DVD will do nothing for you anytime you are trying to take something off the computer use a CD NEVER A DVD.

Answer 50

get a soft cloth some CD cleaner and a CD rotater the clean it

Answer 51

the CD is scratched or the boombox is too old