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Will paper sleeves attack my discs? Can I train them not to?
.Tripwire.
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So I own a lot of movies and a lot of PC games. My previous storage solution was to keep them in binders, but after I started filling up multiple binders, and want to keep them alphabetized, it became cumbersome.
So I transferred all my game discs into paper sleeves and filed them in a drawer. The ease of access and organization is way better, but before I start doing it to my movies I would like to find out if anyone has had any experience/can provide opinions on whether this method of storage could be damaging to the discs. Perhaps paper touching data is some sort of horrible, technological mismatch and I shouldn't be doing it for long term storage. Like, maybe paper is offended that the computer age is reducing its importance so when it's in contact with discs it scratches at it Jerry Springer style.
I know that many PC games I've purchased have had the discs inside paper sleeves within the box, but I expect that has everything to do with materials cost and doesn't really vouch for the reliability of the sleeves as storage. So anyone got any thoughts on this?
Summary - Is it possible that paper sleeves would damage the discs being stored within them?
So I transferred all my game discs into paper sleeves and filed them in a drawer. The ease of access and organization is way better, but before I start doing it to my movies I would like to find out if anyone has had any experience/can provide opinions on whether this method of storage could be damaging to the discs. Perhaps paper touching data is some sort of horrible, technological mismatch and I shouldn't be doing it for long term storage. Like, maybe paper is offended that the computer age is reducing its importance so when it's in contact with discs it scratches at it Jerry Springer style.
I know that many PC games I've purchased have had the discs inside paper sleeves within the box, but I expect that has everything to do with materials cost and doesn't really vouch for the reliability of the sleeves as storage. So anyone got any thoughts on this?
Summary - Is it possible that paper sleeves would damage the discs being stored within them?
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I worked at a couple of places that dealt in lots of used discs. If you brought in shit that was dusty and it was in paper cases, chances are it was scratched. If you kept your stuff clean it was usually okay. If you don't take care of your stuff the plastic cases are much safer. Basically, don't leave them out to get dusty and then put them away.
The absolute worst were the thicker cardboard cases with pockets to put the discs in (Office XP and FF7 for PC come to mind). You probably scratched those discs the first time you took them out, they might have even been scratched in the factory. Use them a few times and you get some awful parallel scratches.