I bought one fairly cheap a couple of years ago expecting the worst. I was surprised to find it had no CD rot and was perfectly playable, and still is. This one is #2233.
I have had CD rot on other CDs though - the CD takes on a bronze-ish colour, the edges go dark and brittle and start to break off. Unfortunately you can't do anything about it, no amount of cleaning will resolve the issu
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