How to Safely Store CDs and CD-ROMs

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CDs and CD-ROMs can give you many years of enjoyment unless they are scratched, abused or heat-damaged. Safe storage can help prevent those problems.

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Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Store CDs in jewel boxes or cases with soft, protective backings.
Step 2

Remove CD-ROMs from cardboard or thick plastic pouches and store them in jewel boxes or cases.
Step 3

Handle a CD only by its edges and center hole.
Step 4

Store jewel boxes away from direct sunlight, particularly in automobiles.

Tips & Warnings

Cases with thumb-cut pockets make it easy to slide discs in and out safely.
Take care to avoid scratching discs on CD drawers, jewel boxes, zippers or hard cases.
Some CD-ROMs come in thick plastic pouches that will stick to the disc when heated or compacted excessively.

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