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Worm-eaten (as it were) CDs

Peter PrinciplePeter Principle Registered User regular
edited May 2008 in Help / Advice Forum
A friend just got a Zune, wanted to put all his CDs on it. He took out this Caselogic CD case that had been sitting for awhile next to his computer, and it appeared that several of his CDs had been oddly damaged. The silver material on the discs is gone in various places in a kind of 'wormhole' pattern. If you hold a damaged CD up to a light source you can see right through the CD in places. These CDs have been sitting untouched in this case for some time, something like 1-4 years, and as far as he knows nothing has been spilled on them. The case was propped up next to his computer case.

Any ideas on what might have happened?

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  • denihilistdenihilist Ancient and Mighty Registered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited May 2008
    Were these CD-Rs or purchased CDs?

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  • SteevSteev What can I do for you? Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    No idea, but this happened to some of my CDs too. They were original purchased CDs. I had kept them in a Case Logic wallet as well, although they were not left untouched. The total amount of damaged CDs in my collection is probably only around 9 or 10, but it still sucks.

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  • Peter PrinciplePeter Principle Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    These were commerical CDs, not CD-Rs, various labels.

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    "A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind off his own meaningless affairs by minding other people's business." - Eric Hoffer, _The True Believer_
  • wabbitehwabbiteh Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I've heard something about a fungus that can eat through CDs. Probably a long shot, but do you by any chance live in a warm/humid climate?

    EDIT: found a link with pictures (look near the bottom) http://www.queerradio.org/CD%27s_are_rotting_14th_January_2003.htm , also has some stuff on just general deterioration.

    Another link with a small (but rather different) picture: http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/s400527.htm

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