Recovering files from damaged cd

CDCheck is also very easy to use where the program presents the file in a window explorer like interface and all you need to do is select the file or folder that you want to copy and then click the Recover button.

A recover setup window will open allowing you to set the output directory and also advanced options such as the number of retries, timeout and skipping existing output file with matching file size. You can also use CDCheck to check if the files are valid and not corrupted by clicking the Check button.

Download CDCheck. IsoBuster is an advanced tool that can be used to recover deleted files but it is also capable of forcefully copying files that cannot be read. A corrupted file may at least contain a partial of the original file which can be reconstructed with other recovery programs and it is definitely better than not having the file at all.

IsoBuster is a shareware but you can opt for the use only the free functions. To recovery your file from an unreadable CD, right click on the folder that you want to recover and select Extract. Download IsoBuster. Dead Disk Doctor is also a shareware that has a limitation of allowing you to recover only 1 file from the disc. Download Dead Disk Doctor. Make sure you only try the method that has the most comment and also success rate.

Some of these early CDs were the cheapest worse quality CD because they were the cheapest backup media available. Dead Disk Doctor is password protected. I have a friends cd with a starbust crack right in the middle of the 60mb data area.

Nothing reads it so far and I was hoping this might. Thank you for your list of recovery software. I usually burn about 4. After this process I just reburn this particular data set. The downside of this whole process is that you sacrifice a small amount of writing space on your disk but I can assure you that the advantages far outweigh the little effort put into it.

I hope this helps a lot of people out there! Thank you very much. I really love CD Recovery Toolbox software. It makes me very amazing. I hope to give you some advice. The CD Recovery Toolbox software worked perfectly and we were able to recover all the data on the disc without losing anything.

Well done! I recommend CDCheck, because it works perfectly. I managed to get all my files back and in good condition as well. So I saw your blog and will try some of these. Just sharing my experience with the number one on your list. We have good computer DVD mechanic — copied music was in great condition and it was played fluently. Tried all of these programs and others. Thanks for sharing wonderful information.

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Share 0. Tweet 0. Pin it 0. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Related Posts. Mansi Verma. She loves to help users solve various types of computer related issues. Author Jean has been writing tech articles since she was graduated from university. She has been part of the EaseUS team for over 5 years. Her special focuses are data recovery, disk partitioning, data space optimization, data backup and Mac OS.

By the way, she's an aviation fan! It's far from perfect, partly because today's advanced disk technology makes data-recovery more difficult than it was with the simpler technology of the past. It comes with a selection of advanced features, including partition recovery, formatted drive restoration, and corrupted file repair.

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