Cracked disk repair possible??

I would say less 'cocked', more 'uneconomical if there's more than 1 copy in the world'.

HOWEVER, a quick check has revealed that the costs might be not quite as prohibitive as I first thought. GeekSnerds (based in the UK) will restore data from a cracked disc for £99 (about $140). The trouble is that I believe, like most companies, they deal in recovering and restoring just the files from damaged media. The combination of the disc being formatted in XDVDFS and the fact that an exact clone of the disc is required (not just some files restored to a disc) may make attempts with commercial data recovery companies futile. But hey, you can always ask.

 

You're telling me that cd's aren't made from transparent aluminium?

 

Mercury alloy, actually.

 

Pressed with the tears of unicorns, as well. That's why they have that rainbow shimmer.

 

Don't even try. As said, there is a very high chance of the disc exploding and causing damage to your drive... maybe even yourself if you're unlucky.

As stated, the plastic is just something rigid. HOWEVER, the laser has to be able to read through it. As we know, if the plastic gets scratched, the laser won't read the data. A crack is like a scratch, only worse - it goes all the way through. Putting aside the high risk of the disc exploding, you won't be able to glue it so that the laser will read through the crack. Your only chance would be to remove the data layer and stick it on another disc, which is practically impossible.

 

I'd like to point out that plastic cement works by melting the plastic together to bond it. Drop some on a bit of polystyrene and it'll melt through it. Using that really isn't going to help the damaged disc in any way.

 

It would probably help explain your situation better if you had a picture of the disc that is damaged. It sounds like some bad damage and it is true that spinning it at high speeds in modern DVD drives can probably cause the disc to come apart (it doesn't explode).

Really I'd hope that you had the package insured so you could claim it.

 

Which explains why they're so damn delicious. Especially GD-ROMs.

 

Umm, wrong!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0QT4Y1Y3ug

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWI9MM1Zlfo

 

It didn't explode. Atleast not in the way the word generally means. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosion

It failed and shattered. That would be like saying when you throw a brick through glass saying the glass exploded.

 

And the pedantic police make yet another house arrest. Either way, the result is not good for your drive!