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1 Remove the CD case’s front cover and booklet.
2 Pop out the disk tray to remove the CD’s back cover.
3 Open the back of your new CD case.
4 Insert the album art and disk tray.
5 Put the front cover back on the CD case.
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If you have a CD case that’s cracked or broken, replacing the case is perfect for protecting your disk and is really easy to do on your own. Opening a CD case to remove the back cover’s album artwork doesn’t require any tools and only takes a few minutes. Keep reading, and we’ll walk you through all the steps from start to finish.

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Remove the front cover by gently lifting the tabs at the top and bottom of the CD case.
Press down on the side of the CD case near a corner to pop out the disk tray and remove the album artwork from the back cover.
Open a new CD jewel case and place the album artwork inside. Press the disk tray back in and hook the front cover onto the top and bottom of the case.

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Remove the CD case’s front cover and booklet.

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- While it’s not required to remove the front of the old CD case, it will make getting the back cover out a bit easier.

Pop out the disk tray to remove the CD’s back cover.

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- If the disk tray doesn’t fully pop out, then repeat the same steps on another corner. Once 2 corners are free, the others will come out easily.
- After the disk tray is free, simply lift the album artwork out from the back of the case.
- Once you’ve taken the album artwork out, toss the old, broken case into your trash can.

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If you don’t have the original booklet or artwork for your CD, look for images online and print them out. Alternatively, write the name of the CD on the case with a permanent marker. Thanks Helpful 2 Not Helpful 0
Instead of buying a jewel CD case, make a CD sleeve from paper to save some money. Thanks Helpful 0 Not Helpful 2

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