Switching from CDs and DVDs to digital equivalents is a great way to unclutter your life, but what do you do with all your outmoded discs once you’ve transferred their contents to your computer? In the first part of this series, we discussed how to get rid of unneeded books; but if ...
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How to recycle DVDs: According to theAlbany County Waste and Recycling program, DVDs and CDs are made of a mix of No. 7 polycarbonate plastic and aluminum. Though both of these materials are highly valuable and recyclable, because discs are technically mixed-material, they are not generally ac...
Access CDs and DVDs easily The easiest way to view and access media disks of all types is through the external optical drive. External drives are affordable and you can use them between devices. A classroom or family can have just one external drive that t...
There’s still a need for CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs. Whether it’s for music and movies when you go off-the-grid or for archiving important documents, disk-based storage is still here. Most devices don’t have a built-in CD, DVD, or Blu-Ray drive. For
Search Amazon, for example, and you'll see options ranging from $12 drives that can read DVDs and CDs as well as burn CDs, to $25 options that can burn DVDs, too. Blu-ray-capable drives are a bit expensive, starting at around $37. Once you've purchased one, just plug ...
CDs and DVDs have to have limits on how much you can save to them. Disk images do not. So when you're using a disk image to store files for an archive and that's on a network attached drive, that's great. If you're sending the archive away to somewhere well, you ...
Related:How to Share CD & DVD Drives Over the Network on Windows An external optical drive will allow you to access discs on your Mac. To do this, you'll need to buy an external disc reader that plugs into your Mac via a USB cable. Such an external drive could read CDs and DVDs...
Optical media is fragile. A few scratches here and there and your CDs and DVDs can easily become coasters on your table. I have had plenty of them myself. Let's look at some of the ways to repair damaged CDs and DVDs and recover data from those scratched discs. These tips will also ...
Finally, you can try to copy the optical discs to a hard drive or scan them for data integrity using different software, e.g.CDRoller, which can actually help you recover your lost data too (in many cases). How Can I Increase the Lifetime of My CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays?