Floppy Disk Data Recovery

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resurrection33

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Well, it's neat having a floppy disk drive again. Too bad there aren't any floppy disks.
 
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resurrection33 said:
Well, it's neat having a floppy disk drive again. Too bad there aren't any floppy disks.
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Oh, they can still be found --- on the internet... :D ( amazon, ebay, newegg, etc. )

Here is a site you can check out:

www.floppydisk.com

I have no idea about their reputation.

I am not sure whether or not they sell new disks.

However, they do perform data recovery.

:)
 
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GaryA said:
However, they do perform data recovery.
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Of course, depending on what is on that disk you have, you may not want to let it out of your hands... ;)

:)
 
resurrection33

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GaryA said:
Of course, depending on what is on that disk you have, you may not want to let it out of your hands... ;)

:)
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I wrote a novel that was on the floppy. It's gotten to the point I have nothing to lose by turning it over to someone else. I've tried every trick on the book to recover the file.
 
resurrection33

resurrection33

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GaryA said:
Oh, they can still be found --- on the internet... :D ( amazon, ebay, newegg, etc. )

Here is a site you can check out:

www.floppydisk.com

I have no idea about their reputation.

I am not sure whether or not they sell new disks.

However, they do perform data recovery.

:)
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I just sent them an email to see if they recover files from degraded floppies. Thanks for the information.
 
Willie-T

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I still have a couple of dozen of the plastic ones, but no more paper ones.
 
resurrection33

resurrection33

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GaryA said:
Oh, they can still be found --- on the internet... :D ( amazon, ebay, newegg, etc. )

Here is a site you can check out:

www.floppydisk.com

I have no idea about their reputation.

I am not sure whether or not they sell new disks.

However, they do perform data recovery.

:)
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resurrection33 said:
I just sent them an email to see if they recover files from degraded floppies. Thanks for the information.
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It just took a few minutes for them to reply. They say they don't recover data from disks, but that they sell better drives than the one I probably have, and that a better drive might solve the problem. It costs $50. The question is whether or not I want to spend $50 to recover a book that I probably can't sell.
 
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resurrection33 said:
It just took a few minutes for them to reply. They say they don't recover data from disks, but that they sell better drives than the one I probably have, and that a better drive might solve the problem. It costs $50. The question is whether or not I want to spend $50 to recover a book that I probably can't sell.
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There are some other options available --- I am going to PM you...

:)
 
Stephen63

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There was a program called Norton Systemworks (win95-98 days) that could I think could pull the info off the disk or fix it..... usta be on a site called oldsoftware.com or something..... been a while.
 
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If you succeed and need to print it with WordPerfect 5.1 use shift F7 6.
 
Stephen63

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You also may be able to use Rawcopy to copy the disk for experimentation to keep from losing data.
 
resurrection33

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Stephen63 said:
There was a program called Norton Systemworks (win95-98 days) that could I think could pull the info off the disk or fix it..... usta be on a site called oldsoftware.com or something..... been a while.
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The website is still there.
 
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