Scratches on discs can feel like the end of a video game or movie. With the wear and tear of time, physical means of owning media feel as if they are going to disappear with time as technology breaks ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. While physical media isn't as popular as it once was, most people own at least a few discs, whether they're old music CDs they grew up loving ...

I've been wondering for some time about the effect of scratches and fingerprints on my game discs, and I've just bought a large HDD so want to rip my older games (e.g. Daggerfall, Strife, Jedi Knight) ...

1. You should hold the disc by its sides (they are super soft); so you won't scratch the disc. (scratches only matter for the bottom side) Note: Loading discs with your finger in the hole is not ...

A disc that never leaves the case can never be scratched. Save your Wii games to an external hard drive with this handy tutorial for speedier and scratch-free playback. [Update: Mike's tutorial is no ...