> > Lesson in CD maintenance... Keep them clean! Especially the > >underside (where the data is written/read). If they get dirty or scratched, > >they get corrupted. ... > Further lesson in maintenance, be more wary of the top side than the > bottom side. > If the bottom gets scratched you can at least polish it out, or have it > resurfaced through a rental store. > If the top side gets scratched then the cd is f*cked because the > reflective surface on the top of the cd can not be repaired. > > So try not to place naked CDs on top of each other, and just be more > aware of hows they're being handled.
Always, always leave them in the CD-Case when not in the drive. I get really anal about this, and will even snap at loved ones when they break this rule. I even have some spare CD cases. I also never buy CD spindles. I don't trust 100 disks for $4.95 deals. I only trust verbatim and I'm prepared to pay a few dollars vs 50c for a disk - when your data is worth so much you don't quibble over $2. Yuri
