Teach you how to recover data from CD-RW bad discs

(1) How to recover data from CD-RW bad discs

Q: I recently used Adaptec's DirectCD to copy files to CD-RW discs and I have to terminate them. But before I terminated the program, I copied some of the most important files to the disc. Now these files are not flying. Is there any way to recover them?

These files are likely to remain on the CD-RW disc, the key is how to find them.
There are three points to note first: don't write any data to this bad disk before restoring files. In addition, CD-RW discs are not stable. For important files intended for long-term storage, CD-R should be used. CD; one more thing is that for important data, no matter which medium you use, you should save multiple copies.

Let's talk about how to recover these data.
DirectCD comes with a ScanDisc tool (not to be confused with Windows Scandisc), which can be used to check and repair CD-R and CD-RW bad disks. The order to open Direct 3's ScanDisc tool is Start-Program-Adaptec DirectCD-ScanDisc (not necessarily in this order in your computer), but this version of Scandisc does not allow complete and detailed inspection of the entire disc, so Don't put too much expectations on it.
The ScanDisc tool in DirectCD 5 is much more powerful, but to get this tool you must first install Easy CD Creatpr 5, which includes DirectCD 5. Double-click the DirectCD icon on the desktop and select CD Utilities to use the ScanDisc tool.

If you don't plan to upgrade DirectCD and just want to switch to a newer version of ScanDisc, you can consider using CD-R Diagnostic. What makes CD-R Diagnostic special is that it does not attempt to repair bad disks and reuse them like other software of the same type. Instead, it copies files from bad disks to other locations. You can download a CD-R Diagnostic trial online.

If you can't solve the problem by using the software, you can try to send the bad disk to the company that provides the bad disk repair service. As far as I know, there are two companies that offer CD-R and CD-RW bad disks. Of course, there are other companies that offer similar services. One of them is AcoDisc, which provides free testing for bad disks (freight paid). Another company called Ontrack charges a $100 inspection fee. Both companies will tell you the possibility of repair and the cost of repairing the operation after the bad disk has been tested. This fee ranges from $29 to $1,000. Their handling of bad disks is only a read operation, and nothing is changed.

After the data is recovered, the bad disk should be discarded, and there is no need to give it hope that it can continue to be used. In addition, CD-RW discs will degrade performance due to multiple writes of data, so be careful.

(2) Output the directory to the network printer
Q: Last time you introduced how to print out a list of files in a directory, but this method is for local parallel printers, if I What should I do with a network printer?

following approach applies both to a local printer, but also to a network printer, you can put a directory list of files printed.

First run the Windows writing program, create a batch file, open it in turn: Start - Programs - Attachments - Write a book, enter the following three lines:

@echo off

dir %1 /-p /o:gn > "%temp%\\dir.txt"

notepad /p "%temp%\\dir.txt"

Save the file as: c:\\windows\\sendto\\printdir.bat, exit the writing program. When you want to print the contents of the file in the directory, just right-click on the directory and select: Send to -Printdir.

(3) When you run Windows Explorer from the Start menu, how to change the default directory open?

Right-click the Windows Explorer icon, click Properties, select "Shortcuts", and the "Target" column should include something like 'C:\\WINDOWS\\EXPLORER.EXE', followed by The following parameters: /n, /e, "path". Where "path" is the default directory you want to specify. For example, if you want the Explorer to open "My Documents" by default, you should fill in the target field: C:\\WINDOWS\\EXPLORER.EXE /n, /e, "C:\\My Documents". Click OK to close the dialog.