Does anyone have a solution for this on Windows 10 or Linux? I see reviews of USB devices and they don't work for some. Someone on here must have a need for this?
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Just quickly looking at the reviews, I'd suggest the problems people are having is with the media itself, rather than the drives. If you get one, just make sure it can read double density, double sided floppy disks.
If your disks are old and not in archived storage, expect many of them to be unreadable now, especially cheap unbranded disks.
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Originally posted by MartyG View PostJust quickly looking at the reviews, I'd suggest the problems people are having is with the media itself, rather than the drives. If you get one, just make sure it can read double density, double sided floppy disks.
If your disks are old and not in archived storage, expect many of them to be unreadable now, especially cheap unbranded disks.
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There just aren't many people manufacturing these drives anymore so they end up all using the same mechanism. I just had a look in my spare parts bin as I thought I had a couple of drives from ancient machines that I'd salvaged, but I must have chucked them.
If you're desperate to get the data off, and you're sure it's not the disks that are dead, it might be worth looking for an old PC on Facebook marketplace or eBay, or putting a wanted up on there and try and transfer the data off that way.
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Originally posted by MartyG View PostThere just aren't many people manufacturing these drives anymore so they end up all using the same mechanism. I just had a look in my spare parts bin as I thought I had a couple of drives from ancient machines that I'd salvaged, but I must have chucked them.
If you're desperate to get the data off, and you're sure it's not the disks that are dead, it might be worth looking for an old PC on Facebook marketplace or eBay, or putting a wanted up on there and try and transfer the data off that way.
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