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I have a DVD that is 4X that I recorded a long time ago. My present computer will not see any files. My DVD on my laptop views other DVD and home made DVD's with 32 and 52X. How can I restore my photo's of my 4X DVD to another DVD or harddrive? Is there a place I can take it to in Boise, Idaho?
Thanks,
Rex
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1. ISOBUSTER. This is what folk use for media that has content but is not a "closed session."
2. After idea 1, look up RECUVA and try it on this media.
I tried isoBuster and recouva. Iso Buster did see some files but then wanted me to purchase it in order to see the files. Not confident after purchasing that I would see what I needed
It's the open session DVD problem.
I find that folk that made these often forgot the title of the recording software so we can't install that title to regain access.
If you google "How to read old non-finalized" you'll find other apps to crack this open:
https://superuser.com/questions/148647/how-to-read-old-non-finalized-cds
I've had old disks that were tricky on one or two machines, but a different computer with a different DVD drive would read it. Be sure to clean/dust off the DVD disk before placing it in the drive.
Hope this helps.
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