@ComicalMayhem@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 12 days 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-square34fedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down11
arrow-up1113arrow-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 • 12 days agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-square@marietta_man@feddit.nllinkfedilink49•edit-212 days 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-square@anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilink30•12 days agoOr spend $10 for a USB CD/DVD Writer/Reader
minus-square@Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish28•edit-212 days 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-square@WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish8•11 days agono, it does more: it has that more authentic, nostalgic sound when its working
minus-square@ComicalMayhem@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilink7•12 days agoThanks! I think my pc has a CD drive, I’ll see about imaging the files.
minus-square@JigglySackles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•10 days agoImgBurn should be helpful if you are on Windows.
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
Thanks! I think my pc has a CD drive, I’ll see about imaging the files.
ImgBurn should be helpful if you are on Windows.