Bulk data CD copying service in Gauteng?

[Foxhound5366]

Like the title asks, does anybody know of a reputable data CD copying service in Gauteng?

I've been hording a pile of old CDs and DVDs that contain data from my University and High School days (you know - before portable hard drives were all the thing for data backups), and I'd really like to reclaim the priceless memories contained on them without the mission of scanning each and every single disc individually (I'd forgotten how long it takes to copy a single data CD to hard drive lol).

I've seen the big data burning setups that CD/DVD producers have, so I reckon surely the inverse is possible: just pop 30 discs in at a time and rip to the same folder, job done.

 

[Willy Strong]

DIY?

How many disks?

 

[Foxhound5366]

DIY?

How many disks?

Um, I'd estimate about 40 or 50. The very first disc I started copying had the CD drive making that weird rapid-seeking noise, and looking at the status it appeared to be copying very small files, and the total copy time was estimated at more than a day lol. Maybe the disc was a bit scratched and the drive is struggling to read it?

All I know is that this is a major project, so if there's a better way than DIY it'd be cool lol

 

[Foxhound5366]

Huh, just found this on Google ... turns out it IS possible at least: http://www.alphr.com/realworld/362734/the-rapid-way-to-rip-a-cd-collection/page/0/1

Now, who in Gauteng offers this as a service?

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[Segg]

I've seen a few stationary stores with the machines, if you travel to Cramerview Shopping center near Sandton Clinic, I did see a machine in their store

 

[gregmcc]

By the time you get an answer here you could have done them all.

Just create a iso image of them and then extract them when they are on the HDD. Much faster.

 

[Progenix Oj101]

By the time you get an answer here you could have done them all.

Just create a iso image of them and then extract them when they are on the HDD. Much faster.

You literally stole my answer.

BTW OP, how darn lazy are you?? I was going to offer but 50 discs just isn't worth the effort of even meeting up - I thought you'd say several hundred or thousand.

 

[Foxhound5366]

You literally stole my answer.

BTW OP, how darn lazy are you?? I was going to offer but 50 discs just isn't worth the effort of even meeting up - I thought you'd say several hundred or thousand.

How damn old-fashioned are you? I don't know what your time is worth to you, but I care enough about mine to look for smarter solutions.

You know, the kind of attitude that pioneered cars, while your kind scoffed from your 'fast' horse carts?

 

[ponder]

Um, I'd estimate about 40 or 50.

That's not much and won't take much time. I created 8 isos from GTA V dvds not so long ago and it was quick.

 

[Foxhound5366]

That's not much and won't take much time. I created 8 isos from GTA V dvds not so long ago and it was quick.

Yeah I'll save it for a rainy day ... I figure I've survived years without whatever's on those discs, they can wait a bit longer.

The real thing is just that disc-seeking noise I hate, and wrestling CDs out of the deathly grip of the drive ... it's like going for a drive in a car that you need to first crank the engine to start it

 

[Progenix Oj101]

How damn old-fashioned are you? I don't know what your time is worth to you, but I care enough about mine to look for smarter solutions.

You know, the kind of attitude that pioneered cars, while your kind scoffed from your 'fast' horse carts?

Driving somewhere to meet up will take longer than ripping 50 discs. It's not as though you can't do something else while ripping.