CD CDRW Media Recovery - Recover Data from Damaged CD's

CD CDRW Media Recovery Information:

CD recovery is required when the media has been damaged or when the CD can no longer be read. These situations can occur even if there is no visible damage to the media. A tiny scratch on the cd at the right place can cause the cd to be unrecognized. In this situation, there is little you can do to recover the data short of sending it in for in-house data recovery.

Software recovery will not work in this situation as you are unable to even recognize that there is a cd in the drive. With out being able to access the corrupt data there is little you can do. Damage to cds can occur very easily, for example, just pulling the cd in and out of a poor quality cd sleeve can put microscopic scratches on the media. Do this often enough and all of a sudden the cd is not recognized. Damage can also occur when placing the cd in the drive itself. Sometimes the drive bay door will close before you have the cd properly seated, causing the cd to be crunched when the door closes. This can leave deep scratches on the cd, again causing the cd to not be recognized. Transporting the cd back and forth between the office and home can also lead to data loss, as many people are rough with the media, dropping it into their briefcase, or dropping it when pulling it out of the case.

As this examples show, the possibilities of damaging your cd media are quite high, largely due to the nature of the media. You must be very careful with cds as they are not very durable, and are not suited to high use. They should rarely be used for mission critical files. You would be better off using a ZIP tape, as they have a protective case to help protect the data on the media itself.

For cd recovery, the odds are good that you require professional data recovery services.

Click here to contact ACR Data Recovery to find out how you should proceed, or click here for our online information request form.