Re: Recovering data on a CD-RW

I concur with ChayoteMu about the data being unrecovereable if the
disc was erased, in addition I would recommend the CD/DVD Inspector
application from Infinadyne (
http://www.infinadyne.com/cddvd_inspector.html ) I used it recently
and found it very capable.

Good luck,
Tebodell

On 7/9/05, ChayoteMu <chayotemu@gmail.com> wrote:
> CD/DVDs are not magnetic and so harder to recover from. If the disk
> was erased fully then the data is lost. The erasing process actually
> zeros the data on the CD:
> http://computer.howstuffworks.com/cd-burner9.htm
>
> If the disk wasn't fully erased you might be able to get some data,
> here are a few programs that may help, all are under $40 and I think
> the isobuster is free download, but can't try it because I can't
> download it at work.
>
> http://www.smart-projects.net/isobuster/
> http://www.cdroller.com/
> http://www.jufsoft.com/badcopy/cdrecover.asp?rid=google&kid=gccr0308
> http://www.naltech.com/
>
> Good luck.
>
> On 7/8/05, Ron <iago@valhallalegends.com> wrote:
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> > Hey everybody,
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> > I have an investigation involving a DVD-RW that has been erased, but not
> > re-written.
> >
> > I was wondering if erasing a DVD-RW is like formatting a harddrive where
> > the data is easily recoverable, or if it actually overwrites the data,
> > and, if it overwrites the data, are there any techniques to restore it?
> >
> > Thanks to all who can help!
> >
> > - -Ron
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