Do you put your game discs inside a disc wallet?

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oldgamerz:

--- Quote from: droaa on November 15, 2017, 01:49:14 am ---I have a disc binder for a couple of games I have no cases for including some demoes although after hearing some of the comments here, I may want to rethink using them which now brings me this question. Are those plastic disc holders any good? The ones that are used to stored blank CDs?

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there a lot better than the disc wallets. I've lost a lot of good music from the disc wallets and I live in Michigan. where it's cold in the winter, and hot in the summer. but I never lost a single CD if I put them in those think or thin jewel cases. I even lost some CD's from not putting them in cases at all due to disc rot, and I don't live in a jungle at all and nothing close.

If you want my advice then don't use wallet cases no matter where you live AND instead always put your CD's back into some kind of plastic case even if it is a half a case, but I would also recommend a full closing plastic case to be extra safe

jacosta24:
I use mine as costers and frisbees

droaa:

--- Quote from: oldgamerz on November 16, 2017, 05:48:18 pm ---
--- Quote from: droaa on November 15, 2017, 01:49:14 am ---I have a disc binder for a couple of games I have no cases for including some demoes although after hearing some of the comments here, I may want to rethink using them which now brings me this question. Are those plastic disc holders any good? The ones that are used to stored blank CDs?

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there a lot better than the disc wallets. I've lost a lot of good music from the disc wallets and I live in Michigan. where it's cold in the winter, and hot in the summer. but I never lost a single CD if I put them in those think or thin jewel cases. I even lost some CD's from not putting them in cases at all due to disc rot, and I don't live in a jungle at all and nothing close.

If you want my advice then don't use wallet cases no matter where you live AND instead always put your CD's back into some kind of plastic case even if it is a half a case, but I would also recommend a full closing plastic case to be extra safe

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how long did you have them stored in that manner before they started to deteriorate?

oldgamerz:

--- Quote from: oldgamerz on November 16, 2017, 05:48:18 pm ---
--- Quote from: droaa on November 15, 2017, 01:49:14 am ---
there a lot better than the disc wallets. I've lost a lot of good music from the disc wallets and I live in Michigan. where it's cold in the winter, and hot in the summer. but I never lost a single CD if I put them in those think or thin jewel cases. I even lost some CD's from not putting them in cases at all due to disc rot, and I don't live in a jungle at all and nothing close.

If you want my advice then don't use wallet cases no matter where you live AND instead always put your CD's back into some kind of plastic case even if it is a half a case, but I would also recommend a full closing plastic case to be extra safe

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how long did you have them stored in that manner before they started to deteriorate?

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I got some CD's as a gift being left in a car (for I don't know how long.)
But some of the CD's were damaged in the wallet even before I touched them and when they were originally stored in a car, due to disk rot.

and right when I moved into a basement setting they all rotted within a year in the wallet in my basement. when I opened the wallet the CD's were all sticky and the top layer peeled off upon removal.

In fact it is safer to leave you CD's out then to permanently store them in a CD wallet. although I managed to keep some of my CD's in a small wallet for over 10 years and no problem until I moved them into a basement setting

sworddude:
Well well I see why people always complain about disc rot ::)

Keeping discs in a car with major chances of temperature being very hot or very cold is a big no no, jewel case disc wallet or anything really, If you were to keep some of your older sega cd based games and even ps2 games in there for a longer time you can say goodbey to those games and hello to disc rot 8)

Also not to mention people who buy games at fleamarkets, people want to get rid of their stuff so maybe it was stored in a cold or very hot place etc for quite some time. It's kinda expected that you will find some disc rot, people wanted to get rid of them games and treated them games like trash anyways.

If you were just to keep your discs in a normal enviroment disc rot should not be a problem at all.

Basements and garages aren't always the best places to store discs unless it has been made well wich usually they are not since it costs some nice money. Better than a car though way better.

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