Repairing a damaged CD-R file

[Terry Russell]

The light won't "erase" the disk, but over time it will effect the
plastic and make it brittle and hazy. So, short exposure to even
sunlight will not have an immediate effect. It's the long term decay
that UV causes in all plastics that aren't specially treated that
should be avoided.

polycarbonate is used, the production process uses UV a lot.

Of course they will degrade, I just wanted to know how fast .
Data vaporising next year would not have been convenient ;-)

They have proven,brand aside, quite robust and digital.
They tend to either work or not and last almost no time or a long time..

 

[J44xm]

["Terry Russell"; Sun, 14 Dec 2003 02:30:40 GMT]

Of course they will degrade, I just wanted to know how fast .
Data vaporising next year would not have been convenient ;-)

Yeah, I only need my CD-Rs to last for a few years, until the next
generation of small portable storage arrives.