Floppy disk died, can I recover the file there?

[Guest]

Hi

I have always saved a Microsoft file to a floppy disk. But I just found it that my PC cannot read the floppy disk any more. Is there anywhere that I can recover the file from my PC? I mean does Microsoft Word 2000 save anything. I last updated the file about a month ago

Thank
Jennifer

 

[Raghu Prakash]

Hi Jennifer,

TO Recover files:
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If the Microsoft Office or Office family program you are using is not
responding, recover the program.

On the Microsoft Windows Start menu, point to Programs, point to Microsoft
Office Tools, and then click Microsoft Office Application Recovery.
In the Application list, click the program or document that is not
responding.
Do one of the following:
To attempt to recover the files you were working on, click Recover
Application or Restart Application.
If you just want to close the program, and lose recent changes to the
files, click End Application.
The error that caused the problem can be reported to Microsoft for use in
improving future versions of the program. Click Report problem or Don't
report problem.
Open the Office or Office family program.
Review the files listed in the Document Recovery task pane (task pane: A
window within an Office application that provides commonly used commands.
Its location and small size allow you to use these commands while still
working on your files.), and decide which to keep.

If a file has [Recovered] in the title it is usually a file that contains
more recent changes than a file with [Original] in the title.

If you want to view what repairs were made to a file, point to the file in
the Document Recovery task pane, click the arrow next to the file's name,
and then click Show Repairs.
If you want to review the versions that were recovered, open all of the
versions and save the best one.
For each file you want to keep, point to the file in the Document Recovery
task pane, click the arrow next to the file's name, and then do one of the
following:
To work with the file, click Open.
To save the file, click Save As, and then enter a name for the file. By
default, the file is saved in the same folder as the original file. If you
use the same name as the original file, the original is overwritten. When
you see a message asking whether you want to replace the existing file
(with the changes you made up to the last time you saved the file), click
Yes.
When you have opened or saved all of the files you want to keep, click
Close in the Document Recovery task pane.

Please let me know if i can of further assistance...
Thank You...
Raghu...
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

[Graham Mayor]

Saving files from Word to floppy is the principle cause of document
corruption. Stop doing it NOW!!! If you want a file on floppy, copy it there
from the hard drive, and copy it back before trying to open it. And no, Word
does not save a backup copy of the document to the hard drive. Unless you
can recover anything from the corrupt document on the floppy, it is lost.

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[Charles Kenyon]

Sorry,

If you want to be able to use your documents, when working with in Word, act
as if your floppy drive does not exist. (This applies to CDRW/CDR drives as
well.)
Don't use Word to:
Open a document on a floppy
Print a document on a floppy
Edit a document on a floppy
Save a document to a floppy (not even a copy)

Word regularly trashes documents on floppy drives!

Instead, work on the document using your hard drive. Copy it back and forth
using Windows.

I know that for some with shared computers (libraries) this is a tough
prescription. All I can recommend for that is to use a brand new formatted
disk each time you save and don't do any editing.


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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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Hi,

I have always saved a Microsoft file to a floppy disk. But I just found

it that my PC cannot read the floppy disk any more. Is there anywhere that
I can recover the file from my PC? I mean does Microsoft Word 2000 save
anything. I last updated the file about a month ago.

 

[Roger L. Hartley]

Sorry,

If you want to be able to use your documents, when working with in Word, act
as if your floppy drive does not exist. (This applies to CDRW/CDR drives as
well.)
Don't use Word to:
Open a document on a floppy
Print a document on a floppy
Edit a document on a floppy
Save a document to a floppy (not even a copy)

Word regularly trashes documents on floppy drives!

Instead, work on the document using your hard drive. Copy it back and forth
using Windows.

I know that for some with shared computers (libraries) this is a tough
prescription. All I can recommend for that is to use a brand new formatted
disk each time you save and don't do any editing.


--

Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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it that my PC cannot read the floppy disk any more. Is there anywhere that
I can recover the file from my PC? I mean does Microsoft Word 2000 save
anything. I last updated the file about a month ago.

If you would send me the floppy disk I will be happy to try to fix it for you.
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Guest]

It turned out that the floppy drive ate the metal cover of the disk and now it cannot read any formatted disks. The data still exists on the floppy disk. I put back my old mac and was able to verify on the mac that the file is still on the floppy

Thank
Jennifer

 

[Graham Mayor]

If your Mac can read it, use it to e-mail the file to yourself (or connect
by network if available) and save the file from the e-mail on the PC.

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[Dayo Mitchell]

Depending on what you need floppies for, a flash drive or key drive would be
bigger and more reliable, and probably comparable in price to an external
floppy drive. Staying in 4 strange hotels in 2 months, I had no problems
finding a computer I could pop my flash drive into and print off a doc I had
prepared on my floppy-less laptop. Also, if you have two computers, quite
handy for transferring stuff between them.

DM

 

[Guest]

Dayo

I cannot afford 2 computers at this time

Jennife

----- Dayo Mitchell wrote: ----

Depending on what you need floppies for, a flash drive or key drive would b
bigger and more reliable, and probably comparable in price to an externa
floppy drive. Staying in 4 strange hotels in 2 months, I had no problem
finding a computer I could pop my flash drive into and print off a doc I ha
prepared on my floppy-less laptop. Also, if you have two computers, quit
handy for transferring stuff between them

D

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You don't have to have two computers to use a flash (thumb, USB, pen) drive.
Dayo was just pointing out that it is a more reliable (and much more
capacious) alternative to floppy disks.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Graham Mayor]

The Mac will surely use the same internet provider that you have set up for
the PC. All that is necessary is to configure the software to use it and
plug it into the phone line? I guess it depends how badly you want the
material on that disc?

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[Dayo Mitchell]

Actually, it sounded to me as though she had both a PC and a Mac in her
possession already (and come to think of it, with a flash drive to transfer
files, the Mac could act as an external floppy drive to some extent).

But, Jennifer, if you misunderstood what I meant by a flash drive, google
for one of the numerous terms Suzanne or I has given you. At this point in
the process of technology, a flash drive will be a better long-term
investment than an external floppy drive. So just consider it, unless
you've already made the purchase.

Dayo

 

[Guest]

Graham

No, I am using those free internet accesses (Netzero and juno) on my PC and they don't do it for mac

Jennifer

 

[Graham Mayor]

It will only be the software that's preconfigured to the PC. The internet
doesn't care what hardware you use. However, in the circumstances, if a Mac
reads the disc, and you have no means of connecting the Mac to the PC, then
you may find an internet cafe with Macs. Or back to Dayo's idea of the USB
flash memory (or a digital camera's memory) which should work happily with
both PC and Mac as a transfer medium.

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[Guest]

Graham

I ordered an external floppy drive early Thursday morning online and it is on its way. My digital camera only have an USB connection to my PC and my mac doesn't have any USB port. The mac was bought in 1995

Jennife

----- Graham Mayor wrote: ----

It will only be the software that's preconfigured to the PC. The interne
doesn't care what hardware you use. However, in the circumstances, if a Ma
reads the disc, and you have no means of connecting the Mac to the PC, the
you may find an internet cafe with Macs. Or back to Dayo's idea of the US
flash memory (or a digital camera's memory) which should work happily wit
both PC and Mac as a transfer medium

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Jennifer wrote

 

[Graham Mayor]

Well let's hope the external floppy does the job

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[Guest]

Hi, all

Just to let all of you know that I got the external floppy drive today and so far it is working very well so far

Thanks to all of you
Jennife

----- Graham Mayor wrote: ----

Well let's hope the external floppy does the job :

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[Charles Kenyon]

Please keep in mind the warnings about not using that drive from within
Word.
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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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Hi, all,

Just to let all of you know that I got the external floppy drive today and

so far it is working very well so far.