CDs
How to spot it: Music CDs, and burned CD-R or CD-RW discs of photos, documents or recordings.
You getMP3 tracks, or the original files
Store-bought music and movies aren’t copied, only your own recordings and files.
← All formats
CDs, DVDs and computer disks
Burned CDs of baby pictures, DVDs of wedding videos, and old computer disks nobody can open anymore. Discs don’t last forever, so we copy everything off before it fades.
1 disc or disk = 1 item.
What we take
DVDs
How to spot it: Home-recorded DVDs (DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW) of weddings, events or old transfers.
You getMP4, 720 × 480, or the original files
3½-inch floppy disks
How to spot it: Square plastic disks with a metal shutter, from 1990s computers.
You getEvery file copied
Older 5¼-inch floppies aren’t supported.
Zip disks
How to spot it: Chunky square disks marked “Iomega Zip”.
You getEvery file copied
What you’ll get back
Music and audio CDsMP3 tracks (WAV on request)
Home DVDsMP4 video at the disc’s own 720 × 480 resolution
Photo and data discsEvery file copied exactly as it was
Delivered through your private online link, ready to download and share, with USB copies if you add them.
Getting them ready
- Hold discs by the edges, and don’t clean them with household sprays.
- If you know what’s on a disc, write it on the sleeve.
- Very old file types are copied as they are; we’ll tell you if any won’t open on modern computers.