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How to repair and recover corrupted CD and DVD data

optical discs are very fragile, some scratches on cds and dvds can easily turn it into coasters. let's take a look at some ways to fix corrupted cds and dvds, recover data from those scratched discs.

Use Disk Utility to copy the drive on Mac

with os x el capitan and newer versions of mac os, apple changed the process using disk utility to copy mac drives.

Activate Disk Utility's Debug menu

os x's disk utility has a hidden debug menu. when enabled, this menu can give you access to more disk utility features than you normally see.

Back up the boot drive using Disk Utility

this tutorial will show you one of the many methods available to backup your boot drive. this process usually takes half an hour to 2 hours or more, depending on the size of the data you are backing up.

How to use Disk Utility to repair the hard drive and decentralize the drive

disk utility has long been integrated with os x to work with mac storage devices, including hard drives, ssds, cds, dvds, flash drives, etc.

How to set password protection folder on Mac

on macos, the folders are not encrypted directly, but you can set a password to protect it. this is an effective way of protecting folders and files contained therein.