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CDs and DVDs wear out! Article for: People with old CDs or DVDs Difficulty: Medium Importance: Could save old data, music or programs ![]() The most reliable media I know of are external USB hard drives for around $60 for 2 Terra bytes. These will work for documents and pictures. However, old program disks can require copying the CD or DVD onto a new disk.
For music, you can use Windows Media player to rip from one disk to another.
For copying a disk to another new CD or DVD (not a 20-year-old disk you bought at the same time as the original one), there are lots of options.
Most of the computers I sell come with Cyberlink's Media Suite, which has an option for Data backup and a sub-option for copying a disk. Many have Nero software on their computers, and that also has a disk backup option.
You can copy program CDs or data CDs to a new CD with Cd Burner XP. This is a simple free disk copying program.
Happy Copying.
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Date: September 2020
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