ComicalMayhem@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 21 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-squaremessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up177
arrow-up177message-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 · 21 days agomessage-square14linkfedilink
minus-squaremarietta_man@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up32·edit-221 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-squareComicalMayhem@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·21 days agoThanks! I think my pc has a CD drive, I’ll see about imaging the files.
minus-squareJigglySackles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·20 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.
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.