Digital Data Preservation | Program CD and DVD Archiving

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Do:

• Handle discs by the outer edge or the center hole.
• Use a non solvent-based felt-tip permanent marker to mark the label side of the disc.
• Keep dirt or other foreign matter from the disc.
• Store discs upright (book style) in plastic cases specified for CDs and DVDs.
• Return discs to storage cases immediately after use.
• Leave discs in their packaging (or cases) to minimize the effects of environmental changes.
• Open a recordable disc package only when you are ready to record data on that disc.
• Store in a cool, dry, dark environment in which the air is clean.
• Remove dirt, foreign material, fingerprints, smudges, and liquids by wiping with a clean cotton fabric in a straight line from the center of the disc toward the outer edge.
• Use CD/DVD cleaning detergent, isopropyl alcohol or methanol to remove stubborn dirt or material.
• Check the disc surface before recording.

Do not:

• Touch the surface of the disc.
• Bend the disc.
• Use adhesive labels.
• Store discs horizontally for a long time (years).
• Open a recordable optical disc package if you are not ready to record.
• Expose discs to extreme heat or high humidity.
• Expose discs to extreme rapid temperature or humidity changes.
• Expose recordable discs to prolonged sunlight or other sources of UV light.
• Write or mark in the data area of the disc (area where the laser “reads”).
• Clean in a circular direction around the disc.



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