- Handle discs by the outer edge or the center hole.
- Keep dirt or other foreign matter from the disc.
- Store discs upright (book style) in plastic cases specified for CDs and DVDs.
- Return discs to storage cases immediately after use.
- Leave discs in their packaging (or cases) to minimize the effects of environmental changes.
- Store in a cool, dry, dark environment in which the air is clean.
- Remove dirt, foreign material, fingerprints, smudges, and liquids by wiping with a clean cotton fabric in a straight line from the center of the disc toward the outer edge.
- Use CD/DVD cleaning detergent, isopropyl alcohol or methanol to remove stubborn dirt or material.
- Check the disc surface before playing your movie.
Do not:
- Touch the surface of the disc.
- Bend the disc.
- Use adhesive labels.
- Store discs horizontally for a long time (years).
- Expose discs to extreme heat or high humidity.
- Expose discs to extreme rapid temperature or humidity changes.
- Expose discs to prolonged sunlight or other sources of UV light.
- Write or mark in the data area of the disc (area where the laser “reads”).
- Clean in a circular direction around the disc.
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The Transfer Place 
Larry Brown
May 17, 2018
Interesting helpful information. I have a little battery powered disc cleaner machine that rotates the disc and uses a felt-type substance which absorbs cleaning fluid from a small bottle to clean the disc. As this blog says never to clean in a circular direction around the disc, I wonder if I have been damaging my discs by using this cleaner machine!