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Shelf life of blank CDs or DVDs?

ByBurkeUndCo February 17, 2025February 19, 2025

It is well known that burned CDs or DVDs are no longer readable after a certain period of time. But how much or how quickly do unburned CDs age? I still have a pile (several packages and a few spindles) of unfired blanks that are at least five years old. Can I still use them—or…

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CD burning no longer works?

ByIchbin1nutzer May 31, 2024February 24, 2025

I've burned CDs twice now (2 packs of 25 each) and it always worked great, but with the third pack nothing worked at all. The songs were either overdriven, had noise, jerked, spun, etc. Sometimes I got lucky and one or two worked again, but the majority ended up going to the trash. Now, with…