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White specks — They’re eating your CD/DVD archive

Posted on January 15, 2024 at 02:42 CST by Deanna McElveen • Comment in the Forums

FREEWARE SPOTLIGHT

By Deanna McElveen

Find an old CD or DVD on which you have precious things stored, such as family movies, pictures, or genealogy files. Hold the bottom side up to the light. See any white specks or bronze-colored dark areas?

That is “disc rot.”

Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.03.0, 2024-01-15).

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