How to recover Lost CD/DVD Data from Mac, Linux, Windows

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You might have heard from people that CD/DVD as a storage device is not safe as other storage methods. But, still the fact can not be denied that a huge percentage of users are still choosing the CD/DVD as their first and favorable data storage and collection method. People who are facing data loss issues, they will find a lot of CD DVD Data recovery software widespread all across the Internet, but to choose the best from the lot is a tedious task.


The DVD recovery software can be the only hope if yu want the data back from a corrupted optical storage volume. Most of the people still consider the optical media as the most trust worthy source for storing the data, just the limitation to is the storage space. The problems you may encounter with such storage media is it get's corrupt very easily. The only solution to it can be a valuable backup or a DVD Recovery software
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How to recover data from CD/DVD Data Recovery Software in Linux, Mac, Windows

  • Windows: Most of the CD recovery software are compatible with the Windows system so if you got one what you need to do is to just insert the corrupt CD/DVD in to the system and Open the program that you might have downloaded. Scan the corrupt CD/DVD in the software and you will be shown the preview of the data available in the CD/DVD. If you find the preview of the data lost from the CD you can opt for purchasing it. You can now recover the data from the software by following the steps mentioned.

  • Mac: You won't find a lot of software which support Mac OS X for the recovery of the CD/DVD but, you will find a lot of software those will recover the Mac burnt CD/DVD on the Windows system. The only thing you need to take in to account is that what are the file systems that software supports. As of the files are burnt on a different file system and a the software doesn't support it the data won't be recovered. Stellar DVD recovery software supports ISO 9660, Joliet, ISO 9660:1999, UDF, UDF Packet Writing, and IFO/VOB file systems. So with the above process to follow you can recover the data if burnt on Linux or Mac using above stated file systems.

With the use of DVD recovery software you can also recover data lost from Multi-session discs, Mixed Mode discs, LightScribe discs, Audio, Video discs as well as from Bootable discs.
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