{"id":8820,"date":"2009-07-24T00:15:21","date_gmt":"2009-07-23T18:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/?p=8820"},"modified":"2020-04-01T16:32:42","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T11:02:42","slug":"clean-dirty-cd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2009\/07\/clean-dirty-cd\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Clean Dirty CD, DVD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><\/em>Do you know how to clean a CD or DVD? Every time you keep your CD outside the pouch, there is a high possibility that the CD could get dirty, smudged or fingerprinted. And the problem with most of you is that you want to clean it but you don&#8217;t know how to clean it in such a dirty condition. How do you remove fingerprints, dust and debris?<\/p>\n<h2>Clean Dirty CD, DVD<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39745\" alt=\"dirty CD\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/dirty-cd.jpg\" width=\"406\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/dirty-cd.jpg 406w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/dirty-cd-150x109.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/dirty-cd-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For all those who want to clean a dirty CD with minimum effort in the cheapest way, follow the process with simple steps given below in order.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Find yourself a container (a medium sized one which is good enough to submerge a disk in it)<\/li>\n<li>Squeeze into the container a table spoon of liquid soap or window cleaning solution. You can also use all-natural cleaning liquid made out of distilled water.<\/li>\n<li>Now pour clean water into the container and fill it. Now the water should become soapy once it gets mixed with the cleaning solution added whatsoever.<\/li>\n<li>Now put the dirty disk into the container filled with soapy water. Leave it there for about a minute or two.<\/li>\n<li>Now remove the disk from the soapy water container and rinse it with running warm water.<\/li>\n<li>Repeat the process if the disk is still a bit dirty. In case the smudges on the disk are stubborn, you can use a soft cloth to rub soap on those parts.<\/li>\n<li>Finally shake off the excess water and let the disk to dry naturally. Do not use any artificial blower or hair drier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now you have your shiny good as new CD which can be easily run on your computer and there are less chances of getting data copy errors on running it.<\/p>\n<p><em>This guest article was written by Amit Bhawani\u00a0(amitbhawani.com)who writes different articles on cleaning anything.\u00a0<em>Photo by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/32141355@N07\/3274656277\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Violets and Handshakes<\/a>\u00a0(under CC)<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">WARNING: <\/span><\/strong>Use this technique at your OWN RISK. If you have important stored data, seek professional help to clean your CD. We take no responsibility for data loss or CD damage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know how to clean a CD or DVD? 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