Thread: Erasing a CD/DVD

hi,

Just wanted to know . i have a DVD (A write once DVD) which i have burned without using the multi-session option . It contains some sensitive data like company related passwords and stuff . Is there anyway i can completely erase/destroy the data/DVD ????? . I hear that its possible to even read data from broken discs using some tool ?

Easy way to get around it:
1) Get some good pointed object and scratch the disc completely with it. :devil:
2) Break the disc into more than 5 parts, or into bits if possible. :devil2:

Originally Posted by ShAdOwCoN

hi,

Just wanted to know . i have a DVD (A write once DVD) which i have burned without using the multi-session option . It contains some sensitive data like company related passwords and stuff . Is there anyway i can completely erase/destroy the data/DVD ????? . I hear that its possible to even read data from broken discs using some tool ?

burn it...

-F

p.s sorry about the pun ;-)

F's suggestion is correct.

Hold the disk in a pair of tongs and hold it over a lighted gas stove, writeable surface facing the flame. About 2 minutes should do it.

Quite true. Simple and no chance of recovery.

i make scratches and break it !

Originally Posted by farce

burn it...

-F

p.s sorry about the pun ;-)

Originally Posted by just4kix

F's suggestion is correct.

Hold the disk in a pair of tongs and hold it over a lighted gas stove, writeable surface facing the flame. About 2 minutes should do it.

Why do you need to pollute the air, if you can do many other safe things?

I am afraid even that is true. They give out toxic fumes. I just focused on the question. But such recoverers are not popular in our country as in Europe. In our place it simple goes for recycling.

And there is no need to take lots of items and go on holding, when you can just take a rock or anything else and scratch it down and break it. That's more than enough if your enemy () is not a wizard.

You are not going to burn 1000's of discs - maybe 2 or 3 at most 10. And I am not advising in burning them to cinders. Just enough to destroy the written layer.

Originally Posted by just4kix

You are not going to burn 1000's of discs - maybe 2 or 3 at most 10. And I am not advising in burning them to cinders. Just enough to destroy the written layer.

Yes you are right
Use a sharp blade and swipe the written layer into powder?
Satisfied?

Rep added +++

Originally Posted by just4kix

You are not going to burn 1000's of discs - maybe 2 or 3 at most 10. And I am not advising in burning them to cinders. Just enough to destroy the written layer.

What if everybody start thinking that everyone else would burn just 'some' CDs?
Then, they will start thinking while burning every CD/DVD, "Isn't this just one? It won't do much harm."
And, thousand 'ones' make one thousand.
Subsiding of this thinking, in just thousand minds is another thing that need to be thought upon.

-D

Break it , scratch it , burn it , put some acid on it or do whatever you want.
Why didnt you encrypt or password protect your data before burning it ?

^ Because i am prone to forgetting passwords .... which may be disastrous .... and from what i have seen encryption/decryption also requires passwords ....

anyways i ll use the fire method ..... i need to destroy just one or 2 discs once in a while ...very rarely ........Generally i give all my useless dics to the paperwala

Originally Posted by dhaneshv

What if everybody start thinking that everyone else would burn just 'some' CDs?
Then, they will start thinking while burning every CD/DVD, "Isn't this just one? It won't do much harm."
And, thousand 'ones' make one thousand.
Subsiding of this thinking, in just thousand minds is another thing that need to be thought upon.

-D

Agreed. But the plastic discs of CD/DVDs themselves are bigger pollutants.

Originally Posted by just4kix

Agreed. But the plastic discs of CD/DVDs themselves are bigger pollutants.

That's another point.
But, as Shadow said, we can give it to the "paperwala" (), and it can be recycled.

^you havent seen our new modern paper walas have you ?

Disc.jpeg

^ Very funny.

just want to erase the content in cd by using nero express you can do that but you cannot erase the space that written

Originally Posted by anurdh65

just want to erase the content in cd by using nero express you can do that but you cannot erase the space that written

this is new to me. let me try also. does nero erase perfectly?

Scratching the CD is the best option, just make as many scratches on the CD, and snap it 4 pieces. Its quite simple, not so much hard work either. And if even this your not satisfied, throw the 4 broken pieces of the CD in 4 different places.

Originally Posted by Preeti_20

And if even this your not satisfied, throw the 4 broken pieces of the CD in 4 different places.

funny!

Take a blade and scrach on the label side untill all the sliver-like material comes out and you get a transparent plastic cd/dvd.

Originally Posted by Preeti_20

And if even this your not satisfied, throw the 4 broken pieces of the CD in 4 different places.

:lol: :lol:

Originally Posted by Preeti_20

Scratching the CD is the best option, just make as many scratches on the CD, and snap it 4 pieces. Its quite simple, not so much hard work either. And if even this your not satisfied, throw the 4 broken pieces of the CD in 4 different places.

Never try breaking a CD/DVD. It is the worst mistake that you will do. Breaking the disc is very dangerous and risky job - it requires a lot of force and you can cut your hand badly.

The disc breaks into two main pieces but a lot of small/sharp shards are formed - some are very tiny and these are just as bad as glass.

I will not recommend this.