Ripping old data CDs to ISOs (windows only :P)

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#1

What do people here currently use for ripping old discs on Windows? (I mean data discs, not music CDs).

when stuck on Windows I used to be a big fan of Alcohol 120% (I had the full version, though the freebie 52% worked well too). Was great since it ISOd the entire media and would put it in a virtual drive as needed. However I haven’t used it in years and, whilst the vendor and forums indicate it should work on Win10, I haven’t had any luck yet.

Cheers,
-Jim

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#2

I tend to use PowerISO for somethings, WinCDEmu for others and CDex for audio with burning done with etcher.

But if I really want to preserve things then I’d drop into a linux VM or dual boot then use cdparanoia and dd. There’s a great script in Linux journal which I’m sure your already aware of.