Reading Data DVDs

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  1. AquaLineSpirit, May 25, 2008

    AquaLineSpirit macrumors newbie

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    Hello, I'm sorry if this has been asked before and/or if this is the wrong place to post, but I am new here and I have no idea where this question would fall under.

    My friend has made me a Data disc (data written on a DVD-R) using a PC (with windows XP) and I want to get that data off the disc onto my iMac. When I stick it into the drive, it tells me it's a blank disc and wont mount. Is there some software I need or can get to do this or what can I do if anything?

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  2. MisterMe, May 26, 2008

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    My experience is that DVD-Rs are notoriously finicky about which drives can burn them and which drives can read them after they are burned. Even at that, DVD-Rs can quickly turn into coasters if exposed to light. Have your friend send you the data on a series of CDs instead.
     
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  3. AquaLineSpirit, May 28, 2008

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    Dangit, there's nothing else I can do? No..software I can download or w/e?
     
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