CD-R's losing quality with age????

[jult]

Originally Posted by EMPiRE

There is NO solution for CD-R's getting bad than to salve as much data from them before they get really bad...

So you will have to "refresh" your important data every few years to make sure not to lose it

Have a look here: http://www.cdmediaworld.com/hardware..._quality.shtml

I have to raise the RED flag for boeder CD-R 74 recordable/GOLD disks.
They fail after only 4 years, even when they haven't been used, ever, and stored properly.

Do you have any special hints how to read from such 'expired' CD's, how to save as much data from them as possible when you notice you are too late.