File Recovery for Macis the ideal Mac CD and DVD Data Recovery software that makes it simple to recover videos, DVD movies, photos, music, applications, images and other data from CD, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW. The software supports inaccessible or damaged CD data recovery, DVD data recovery. With the libdvdcss software on your Mac, the following steps should allow you to rip yoiur DVD. Insert your DVD with HandBrake open in the background. HandBrake should pick up your DVD.
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If your Mac OS X computer is having problems reading CDor DVD media, see below to determine the cause of theproblem.

Check your media and hardware
- Determine what kind of drive you have and the media itsupports. For example, a DVD drive is required to read DVDs. Fordetailed information about your system, from the Apple menu, selectAbout This Mac, and then click MoreInfo.... You can also contact your vendor (e.g., contactApple for an internal drive included with your Mac).
- Make sure you have the correct side facing up. For single-sideddiscs, the label should face up, unless the drive is verticallymounted, in which case the label should be facing toward you. Fordouble-sided DVDs, flip the disc over and see if it willmount.
- Make sure the disc is correctly placed in the drive.
- See if the disc is dirty or damaged. The easiest way to do thisis to try it in another computer with a compatible drive. If it's anaudio CD or a video DVD, you might also try it in a CD or DVDplayer. If you suspect your disc is dirty, clean it with a soft, dampcloth. Use water or a dedicated CD/DVD cleaner such as Klear Kloths, and do not touchthe shiny surface with your fingers. If you suspect your CD or DVD isdamaged, repair kits are available from many vendors.
- Try another disc of the same type in the drive. If you havetrouble with both discs, you may have software problems, or your drivemay need to be cleaned or repaired.
Check your software
- Check your Finder preferences. With the Finder active,from the Finder menu, selectPreferences.... Click the General icon, andlook under 'Show these items on the Desktop:'. Make sure CDs,DVDs, and iPods is checked. If it isn't, when you insert a CD orDVD, its icon will appear in Finder windows, but not on the desktopitself.
- If you have difficulty after installing third-party software, youmay need to uninstall it or use an updated version. Contact thevendor of the software for more information.
- Check Apple's site for updated software, drivers, orfirmware; see ARCHIVED: For Mac OS X, how do I obtain and install system softwareupdates? If youare using a third-party CD or DVD drive, contact the vendor and askabout updates.
Restore lost and corrupted files on DVD and CD.
Did a quick format your CD disk by mistake? See the files but cannot read them? Files missing on the disk that should be there? Just finished burning a CD or DVD, only to find out that some files appear to be corrupted or inaccessible?Do not worry. File Recovery for Mac is the ideal Mac CD and DVD Data Recovery software that makes it simple to recover videos, DVD movies, photos, music, applications, images and other data from CD, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW.
The software supports inaccessible or damaged CD data recovery, DVD data recovery. It supports recovery of data from ISO 9660, Joliet, and UDF combined with ISO9660 file systems based discs.
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This Mac CD and DVD Data Recovery can recover data after all the below circumstances:
- Physical damage of CD Rom's, CD-R's and CD-RW's due to scratch, bubbles, cracks and warping.
- Disk indicates that it is full and data becomes inaccessible.
- Volume descriptor (primary or secondary) gets corrupted/damaged.
- Table of Contents gets corrupted/damaged.
- Disk appears to audio disk, even though it contains other files.
- Systems hangs while attempting to read/write the disk.
- Disk appears to be blank, even though it contains files.
- User errors.
- and others.
Key Features:
- Supports CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVR+R, DVD-RW, DVR+RW, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL and DVD-RAM media.
- Supports ISO 9660 and UDF file systems.
- Supports both inaccessible and damaged CD recovery.
- Recover data from DVD/CD even when the disc appears to be blank.
- Recover deleted files from multisession and rewritable discs.
- Recover defective data from CD and DVD discs.
- Recover inaccessible data on CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW and DVD.
- Saves lost files or folders from CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW and DVD.
- Solves CD-R or CD-RW burning problems and recovers lost data.
- Recovers corrupted and unreadable files.
- Provides a session selector to retrieve the data from multisession CD, DVD.
- Recovers data created by all disk writing software including Ahead Nero Burning Rom or FileCD, Roxio Easy CD Creator or DirectCD, and more!
- Creates Image of all the files stored on CD/DVD.
How to recover data from CD and DVD Disc on Mac OS X?
The recovery process is truly easy. Just insert the bad disc into the optical drive, and run CD & DVD Recovery. then select the drive. Choose the Deleted files scan for recovering files that were deleted in the trash can. Or choose the Lost files scan for recovering files in the case your volume is corrupt or has been initialized. The CD and DVD Recovery software will scan the disc, After the scan completed, Select the files or folders you wish to recover. Click the Save button and select the destination for your recovered files.
What is CD?

A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store sound recordings exclusively, but later it also allowed the preservation of other types of data.
What is DVD?