dvdisaster

dvdisaster is a lightweight application that helps you store data on CD and DVDs (any type of supported media, including movies, music, files etc) in a way that allows full recovery even in the case of reading errors of both physical or electronic nature.

This will enable you to easily rescue the complete data to a new and safer medium, including other CDs or DVDs, USB sticks and more.

The secret behind how dvdisaster works is that it uses an error correcting code, which is either added to the medium or kept in separate error correction files.

The program works at the image level so that the recovery does not depend on the file system of the medium, meaning it supports all formats of CDs and DVDs most rippers write into. The level of 's error correction dvdisaster capacity is user-selectable, although it uses disk space as a trade-off.

If you create the error correction code file in time, such as the exact moment you write the actual CD or DVD, and keep it at a safe place, you have a good chance of recovering the medium contents from typical read errors and to transfer your complete data onto a new for better safe-keeping.