Was reading this article below after talking with a PERSON about data rot.

A number of CD-R's that I burned back around 2002 have started to discolor and some of them that were kept in a binder in the trunk of my car that was exposed to extreme heat/cold, as well as humidity fluctuations didnt fare too well over the years.

Fortunately most of these read fine to copy the data off of them to be burned to DVD-R's, however 2 CD-R's that I crammed as much data onto as possible have data loss at the outer edge of the CD-R's where the aluminum has been eaten away and when holding the CD-R up to the light you can see the metal missing with pin holes of light shining through even though the plastic surface of the CD-R was well kept without getting scratched etc.

The good thing is that the data that I crammed onto the 2 damaged CD-R's is not critical, but it made me dig out my CD-R archive of data and inspect others for damage or discoloration. It seems as though only the ones that were in a binder in the trunk of my car had this data rot fortunately, but data in my archive that I dont WANT to lose such as pictures of my daughter from 2004 when she was born I have backed up in multiple locations such as on a DVD-R and External Hard Drive to be sure that I will not lose them etc.

As of TYPING this I also realize that I have family videos on 8mm tape that I also need to digitize with video/audio capture device and roll it forward to DVD-R to not lose those moments.

http://lifehacker.com/5904275/whats-the-best-way-to-back-up-my-data-for-the-long-haulI have burned CD's older than what you stated that still work perfectly...
I didn't store them in direct sunlight or the trunk of my car however...

That being stated recover what you can and re-burn them for posterity.Ten  CREATIVE ways to store DVDs

1. Store discs in stacked, labeled CD books
2. Hide them in pretty shoeboxes
3. File them
4. Organize by color on floating shelves
5. Store them in the bathroom
6. Hang them on a wall
7. Spell with shelves
8. Hide them in a cabinet with doors
9. Use a cool tree-shaped bookcase
10. Store on honeycomb shelves
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