I have a MacBook Pro and I have an external SuperDrive. I'm trying to get some data off of old DVD-Rs that I burned in college almost 2 decades ago. Well, they've deteriorated a bit. The data in the ...

Most of us know that recovering deleted or lost files from a hard disk drive requires a good disk utility. But did you know that disk utility probably doesn't work on data that's lost on CDs and DVDs?

Some of you may think ‘shift-deleted’ or ‘virus-deleted’ data will be lost forever, but in fact, most lost files can be recovered, including deleted data, and data saved in lost or damaged partitions.

Windows only: Freeware application CD Recovery Toolbox finds and retrieves files on scratched or otherwise damaged CDs and DVDs. Under normal circumstances, a badly scratched disc might show up as ...