Is it possible to repair a game disc cracked in half?

[Harkunan]

I recently brought that gun game for the PS2 ( time something. I have it in storage now ) and the game disc is in two pieces on purpose. I was wondering if there is a special kit to repair such a disc.

[joshnickerson]

Nope.

[majinbuu]

that's right, once the data layer of the disc has been broken it's finished. It is not possible to stick the two halves of the data layer back together because
a) When the disk cracked in half some of the data layer may have flaked off the disc or may have been damaged but still stuck on
b) Realigning the tracks on both halves would probably require an electron microscope and a 100 years worth of patience.

Sorry about your loss. What do you mean "on purpose" though?

[Harkunan]

Well image if it was a perfect cut and all you needed to do was just glue enough with no residue leaking out. Like I would just get a micro glue gun and let is set with no spilling then play?

[OldSchoolGamer]

not likely as there would still be data missing or damaged at a microscopic level
and just one screwed up 1 or 0 and it's game over................sounds more trouble than it would be worth anyways..............

[majinbuu]

just beat me to the punch there OldSchoolGamer

[majinbuu]

Seriously man, it just won't work. Just by being cut in half would have irreversibly destroyed a crapload of data.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Impossible? No.

Improbable? Yes.

[jb143]

I think Frankie's right. Data recovery experts could probally do it. Were talking CIA/NSA stuff though. I'm pretty sure that data CD's store data at mutltiple locations. Otherwise a slight scratch or dust would throw off a few 1's and 0's.

Audio CD's don't do this. That's why a scratch or dust might make them skip but still play. Misreading one instance of sound isn't going to be too noticable. Misread just one bit of code and the program could crash.

[LucidDefender]

Many of you are unaware that data CDs contain ECC to correct errors/missing/unreadable data.

If the damage to the foil layer was extremely minimal, and you could reattach the disc so that it lined up properly, and would spin without shattering, you may be able to recover the data. To even attempt this, you would need an expert performing the task with specialized equipment, of course.

[ProgrammingAce]

Obvious Troll is Obvious.

If the disc is snapped in half, you could probably get about an 80% data recovery. They don't bother trying to reassemble the disc, they use magnetic imaging to scan the pieces and reassemble in software.