Image via WikipediaAfter a long time you have the time to listen to your favorite music CD, as you insert the CD in to the system what's this you hear a screeching from the CD/DVD drive. It an really upset you if the awful sound you heard turns ends up with loss of data. In such a case if you know how to recover data from a damaged CD/DVD can prove out to be handy. Steps To Follow For CD DVD Data Recovery:
Taking Multiple Backups can be handy:
As you all have heard of the saying “the best offense is a good defense” the same applies here too. All ways make a practice to create multiple back ups of the CD/DVD's with crucial information, and remember to keep them at different places.
Try to Clean It First:
The first thing you need to do is to copy the data in the hard drive and of the data in the CD/DVD. If the CD/DVD is not at all accessible then in that case, take the CD out of the drive and try clean the CD firstly with the cleansing solution and then remove the solution from the CD with the help of hot water and a soft cloth. Try you corrupt CD/DVD on a different computer: It all depends on the optical media as it can behave differently on different PC's so try to access it on an another PC see what happens then if the CD works fine there that means the problem is with the CD/DVD reading head. Else if the CD performs the same sound there that means that the CD it self is corrupt. This will help you diagnose the actual problem.
Another Option To Go For Software Solutions
If nothing has helped you recover data from the CD then you can opt for the DVD recovery software available in the market these days. Don't just buy any software firstly download the demo version of the software and scan the corrupt optical volume on the software and search for the lost files in the preview available for the files those can be recovered I you see all the file can be recovered from the software then only purchase the software else go for some other software.
The Last Option Would Be Get a Professional Help:
As you have tried each and everything to recover the data on the CD but the data on the optical media was not recoverable then in that case you should go for a professional data recovery service they may charge a lot from you but if the data is crucial to you, you won't mind such expense to incur. Make sure that the data recovery company has good reputation in the market as you are providing you crucial information to some one really unknown, the data can be misused.
