reading a CD-R with errors

Ned · Post by **Ned** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 3:05 pm

Hey, I want to copy off all of the files from a CDR I made years ago. It is getting some errors, so it always stops in the middle of copying and I never know exactly what the last file done was. Is there a way to have it copy and CONTINUE if it can't get some of the files, as in get "all it can?"

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 3:36 pm

Make an ISO of the CD then extract the contents of the ISO with UltraISO to your Hard Drive.

DCrazy · Post by **DCrazy** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 4:27 pm

It'll probably get an error and abort reading the ISO. I'm thinking this is a physical media error.

Ned · Post by **Ned** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 5:58 pm

It was burned via an old Mac onto a very suspicious Sony CD-R disc (very silver toned 2x, not blueish 32x, etc). I think the laser power was not right or the dye a poor formulation.

About 90% of the files come off, but there are hundreds to sort through. I dont know much about ISOs. IS there a way to do a copy command that will ignore errors or make a report, WITHOUT stopping?

DCrazy · Post by **DCrazy** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 8:15 am

xcopy D:\Source C:\Destination /E /C /H

Ned · Post by **Ned** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 12:09 pm

Thanks

worked great

/E
/C
/H

E copy empty directories
C Continue even after an error
H copy hidden files too