ComicalMayhem@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 month agoI have some very old CDs, mostly retro video games. Is there a way to pull the games and data off the CDs for preservation?message-squaremessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down10
arrow-up132arrow-down1message-squareI have some very old CDs, mostly retro video games. Is there a way to pull the games and data off the CDs for preservation?ComicalMayhem@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squaremarietta_man@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up13·edit-21 month agoYes, this is what a CD drive is for. If you have CD-ROMs, you can image them for a perfect copy, or you can copy their files out like you would with any other drive. You can probably find an old computer with a CD drive for free to do it with.
minus-squareanamethatisnt@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month agoOr spend $10 for a USB CD/DVD Writer/Reader
minus-squareLyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 month agoOr $110 if you’re a moron like me, going for a state-of-the-art LG drive that does the same exact job and nothing more
minus-squareWhyJiffie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agono, it does more: it has that more authentic, nostalgic sound when its working
Yes, this is what a CD drive is for. If you have CD-ROMs, you can image them for a perfect copy, or you can copy their files out like you would with any other drive.
You can probably find an old computer with a CD drive for free to do it with.
Or spend $10 for a USB CD/DVD Writer/Reader
Or $110 if you’re a moron like me, going for a state-of-the-art LG drive that does the same exact job and nothing more
no, it does more: it has that more authentic, nostalgic sound when its working