Re:The last person standing in the floppy disk business
by flotzam on Tuesday September 13, 2022 @10:54AM
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ddrescue trying to read a scratched DVD from a public library comes close. Horrifying sounds as you contemplate your drive wearing itself down, copy progress ETA 47:32:13
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Re:The last person standing in the floppy disk business
by amatecha on Tuesday September 13, 2022 @06:57PM
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The secret for scratched CDs/DVDs I learned way too late in the game was that you can actually polish the clear plastic underside with Brasso (brass polish) and a lens cloth. I restored sooo many optical discs this way. It really works!