messed up floppy disk

rcr9521 · 07-06-2005, 04:43 AM

I have a floppy disk that has some pretty inportant files on it however when I put it in and click on it the computer says that the disk is not formatted and asks if i wish to format it. Is there anyway that I could get the files off of the disk or are they gone. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

consultant28 · 07-06-2005, 07:16 AM

your disk is gone man. Floppys are very undependable. If i guess correctly, the disk was next to a cell phone. Cell phone microwaves damage the data.

Sorry!

rcr9521 · 07-06-2005, 04:30 PM

Alright thats what I was afraid of. Thanks for the help though.

consultant28 · 07-07-2005, 05:02 AM

no sweat man, sorry u lost the disk!

003 · 07-07-2005, 05:25 AM

LOL, I remember the awful days of floppys. You think the 3 1/2" ones are bad? You should have seen the 5 1/4" ones

rcr9521 · 07-07-2005, 04:17 PM

Oh I remember the 5 1/4" ones. Used a commodor 64 for a long time when I was a kid.

PC Man Brian · 07-07-2005, 05:12 PM

Hm... I got a new plan. Put the floppies in a steel lockbox, 1 at a time. Just to be safe! I will put an end to corrupted floppies.

nuke · 07-07-2005, 05:26 PM

why the **** you guys use a floppy disk man.. this is a new world and new stuff, now CD's are getting old also.

rcr9521 · 07-07-2005, 07:08 PM

Well the computer that I originally did the work on did not have a cd-burner so i had to put it on a floppy didn't really have any choice.

07-06-2005, 04:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
rcr9521 Junior Techie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 77	messed up floppy disk I have a floppy disk that has some pretty inportant files on it however when I put it in and click on it the computer says that the disk is not formatted and asks if i wish to format it. Is there anyway that I could get the files off of the disk or are they gone. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

07-06-2005, 04:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
rcr9521 Junior Techie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 77	Alright thats what I was afraid of. Thanks for the help though. __________________ 3200+ Venice @ 2.7 Patriot 1GB (2 x 512MB) @ DDR490 3-4-3-8 DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D eVGA Geforce 6800GT @ 450/1.17 Antec TruePower 2.0 TRUECONTROL II-550w

07-07-2005, 05:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
003 Wizard Techie Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,840	LOL, I remember the awful days of floppys. You think the 3 1/2" ones are bad? You should have seen the 5 1/4" ones __________________ so, umm, err yeah

07-07-2005, 04:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
rcr9521 Junior Techie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 77	Oh I remember the 5 1/4" ones. Used a commodor 64 for a long time when I was a kid. __________________ 3200+ Venice @ 2.7 Patriot 1GB (2 x 512MB) @ DDR490 3-4-3-8 DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D eVGA Geforce 6800GT @ 450/1.17 Antec TruePower 2.0 TRUECONTROL II-550w

07-07-2005, 05:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
PC Man Brian Super Techie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 262	Hm... I got a new plan. Put the floppies in a steel lockbox, 1 at a time. Just to be safe! I will put an end to corrupted floppies. __________________

07-06-2005, 07:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
consultant28 Newb Techie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 7	your disk is gone man. Floppys are very undependable. If i guess correctly, the disk was next to a cell phone. Cell phone microwaves damage the data. Sorry!

07-07-2005, 05:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
consultant28 Newb Techie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 7	no sweat man, sorry u lost the disk!

07-07-2005, 05:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
nuke Super Techie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 475	why the **** you guys use a floppy disk man.. this is a new world and new stuff, now CD's are getting old also.

07-07-2005, 07:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
rcr9521 Junior Techie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 77	Well the computer that I originally did the work on did not have a cd-burner so i had to put it on a floppy didn't really have any choice. __________________ 3200+ Venice @ 2.7 Patriot 1GB (2 x 512MB) @ DDR490 3-4-3-8 DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D eVGA Geforce 6800GT @ 450/1.17 Antec TruePower 2.0 TRUECONTROL II-550w

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