[plug] recovering data off scratched cd

[Kev]

Richard Meyer wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-11-30 at 21:05 +0800, Tim Bowden wrote:
>> On Wed, 2006-11-29 at 20:50 +0800, Caleb Duggan wrote:
>>> I have a game cd(caesar 3) which has been scratched somehow and is unable  
>>> to install as a result. Does anybody know of any decent tools to recover  
>>> data from a damaged cd in linux?
>> Toothpaste works for me.  Lightly buff the surface with toothpaste and
>> water. You may be able to remove the scratch enough to get a good read.
>> Always worked for me but ymmv.  Buff too much and you will go though the
>> protective surface then you have no chance.
> 
> Amazing the things you can do with toothpaste. One of the things we used
> it for in the army was for treating burns (not 3rd degree burns or
> anything THROUGH the skin). Next time you get a blistery burn from a
> soldering iron, or an iron, just smear on a layer of toothpaste and it
> seems to suck the heat right out.


I always use "Brasso" for such things.  Believe it or not, toothpaste is 
much more abrasive than Brasso.

Cheers
Kev


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