I'm using a PC which bought 4 years ago to retrieve a data CD burnt a few years ago. I can see the list of files in all the folders and subfolders but when I try to open or copy them, it failed. Is there any way to copy all these files to another drive.select all then copy to a folder you create on your hard drive...If you cannot copy the files on the CD to the computer, then either SOMETHING's up with your CD Drive or with the disc itself.

Are there any SCRATCHES on the CD?

Can you try another computer?Files burned in an old computer can still be read on a new computer.Try this...I used it today on a DVD and it worked great

http://www.recoverytoolbox.com/cd.html

It's free tooIt looks like a nice tool...Grabbed it...Thanx.
And i have a 1/2 dozen CD's to test it on... Of course in DVD's and music you can still get artifacts/slips/ETC using it because it cannot always read it all...but it GETS AROUND the whole "Windows cannot read this because it tried once and gave up"Quote from: Broni on January 11, 2009, 09:47:19 AM

It looks like a nice tool...

The tool will be indispensable in the following cases:

* media being physically damaged (scratches, exposure to liquids, etc.)
* the format of the media being corrupted by the software for writing disks
* OS failures while reading and accessing the media
* and so on and so forth