2007-01-19 01:31:13 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
CD-Roms arent at all what people think. It is a very thin layer of film like material on a disk of plastic. The disk is only to keep the thin data material firm on top of it. It is more harmful to write on cds with a pen then rubbing the bottom of it on your shirt. When the bottom of the cd, the plastic part is scratched, it distorts the laser beam and results in faulty reading. (Like a faded barcode). You can get machines that buff the bottom of the cdrom, taking a thin layer out trying to even the surface again. That may resolve your problem, but since its cracked, you may still be able to collect the information that is not on the cracked part. By that I mean information stored towards the adge if it is cracked from the center outwards. Since the material on top that stores your information very thin and delicate, I am afraid there is no way to recover anything once it is disturbed. Hope that helps.
2007-01-19 01:44:41 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have an original CD with a ± 1 cm crack near the edge and I could copy most of the files off it. If the crack was nearer to the center I do not think it would have worked.
2007-01-19 01:42:22 · answer #2 · answered by stoutseun69 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm going to assume that you mean that the CD is physically cracked. Physically damaged.
Unfortunately, not really. Data isn't written in a continuous stream on media....rather it puts little bits here and there all over the CD. If the CD is cracked, depending on how bad it may shatter in your drive, and that is a nightmare to fix and clean.
The CD if you put it in would just "skip". Just like a music CD skips or gets stuck at a certain point if it is dirty.
2007-01-19 01:37:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no if the cd is damaged then there aint any chance to copy files onto it
2007-01-19 01:43:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the CD-ROM player will not run the CD.
2007-01-19 01:37:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! The writing to the new disk will not be complete because of the flaw in the original disk.
2007-01-19 01:37:17 · answer #6 · answered by Aliz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean "cracked" as in "illegally copied" then yes, you can.
If you mean "cracked" as in "has a crack in it" then yes, but only with specialist equipment.
2007-01-19 01:36:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
nope, if the cd is broke, your outta luck.
2007-01-19 01:34:55 · answer #8 · answered by Jason B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not a chance!
2007-01-19 01:34:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are file recovery people
http://www.ontrack.co.uk
http://www.drlabs.com
but it aint cheap
good luck
2007-01-19 01:46:41 · answer #10 · answered by grum 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋