How to Fix a Damaged Disk

April 13, 2009 · Filed Under Data Recovery · Comment 

Are you sick of putting your favorite game in your X-Box only to learn that it’s scratched and won’t work right? If you’re like me, you’ve developed special attachments to your collection of games and don’t like to see them destroyed. It’s even worse if your DVDs have special family memories on them that can’t be replaced. Fortunately, these scratches can usually be repaired. One fantastic way to fix a damaged disk is to buy professional software. The software will take the information from the scratched disk, retrieve the lost information and save it onto a fixed disk drive so it can be recovered. This is actually the bestway to fix your disk if you’re willing to spend the money.

If you do not choose to buy software and would rather do it yourself, then a basic DVD repair kit is the preferred way to go. A disk repair kit usually comes with everything that you will need to repair your disk. The kit consists of a disk cleaning solution and soft white cloths. In order to repair the disk, you must first squirt the DVD repair solution onto the scratches. Next, take your cloth and rub the DVD using very short, straight strokes from the centre of the disk outwards. Do not bear down too hard because this could do more harm than good to the disk.

There is also a cheaper do-it-yourself way to fix a DVD. All you need is some alcohol and a piece of soft lint free cloth. Gently dip the cloth into the alcohol, being careful not to soak it. After you have moderately dampened the cloth, take your DVD and rub the cloth on the disk using gentle, straight strokes. This is an excellent method for removing many scratches. In place of alcohol, you can use toothpaste, regular all-purpose house cleaners, and polishes to help fix your DVD, game disk, or CD.

The above options may work but the best way to fix your DVDs is to use the SkipDR Game Disk Repair Kit. The SkipDR can repair up to 50 disks. The SkipDR works by fixing the scratches that are causing the disk to skip, stutter, and not play. This is a very affordable tool as well. repair] hundreds of disks over a lifetime when using the SkipDR. The SkipDR does it for you in 3 easy steps: spray, spin, and shine. Check it out the SkipDR Disk Repair Kit.