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Disk Polishing Goes Open Source

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Disk polishing has gone open source. According to Hackaday, a new open-source tool is making it easier to restore scratched optical media—CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays. What once required expensive repair services or proprietary software is now freely available to anyone looking to rescue their collection.

Source: https://hackaday.com/2026/07/04/disk-polishing-goes-open-source/

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