CD Recovery 101 focuses on restoring the clear plastic polycarbonate layer of a disc so the data-reading laser can refocus and reflect correctly. When a disc skips, the culprit is usually a scratch on the bottom clear side refracting the laser, rather than actual data loss.
However, if a scratch cuts into the top foil label side, the data is physically destroyed and completely unrecoverable. Golden Rules of Disc Repair Recover Data From a Scratched or Damaged CD or DVD
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