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acal3000

11-21-2006, 02:27 AM

Hi I wanna restore and some data form a pretty old damaged floppy disk I have since 1994. I have tried like 5l programs I found on google but none of them wanna read the disk. Does anyone knows a good one that really works?

Thanks

STi FlyBy

11-21-2006, 03:47 AM

What programs have you already tried? That way, you don't get the same one(s) suggested ... ;)

born2phrag

11-21-2006, 05:08 AM

Once when I was re-installing Windows XP, the floppy I had my SATA and RAID drivers on wasn't recognised. So I opened my computer and unplugged the drive and plugged it back in again. Needless to say, the disc was now readable, and the installation went fine.

You could also try a different floppy disc drive. You know, just in case ;)

JN4OldSchool

11-21-2006, 05:50 AM

Yeah, first be sure you are actually reading any floppys if you are doing this on Linux. Even if the drive is mounted it may not be reading right. I have had nothing but problems with Floppies and Linux. Short of that, look at it this way partner, your info hasnt seen the light of day in over a decade! Are you really going to lose any sleep over it?