How to make a backup floppy disc ?

[Guest]

I have deleted most older programs and replaced with the newest upto date
equivilents, scan disced and defragmented several times, I started with 18%
free space and now have 48% of free space, w/out resorting to compacting my
drive.

I would now like to save my info onto a (2HD 1.44 MB) Floopy disc! and can
find no
directions to explain how to go about my business?
only saving a backup to C.D. is mentioned, anywhere I have looked!
could someone please point me in the right direction? I seem to be missing
something, and cannot fathom the lack of information on how to achieve
something
so critical to all P.C. owners? could it be...that floppy disc has gone the
way of the DODO? and are being phased out of todays protocalls and services?

 

[peter]

You did not state how much info you wish to write to those 2 x1.4mb
floppies???
Whereas one CD holds..650mb and a DVD 4.7 GB.
Is it your whole HD...doubtfull it would fit on 2 floppies or even one
CD..............
Is it just your personal/work files??..........again floppies dont hold
much.....CD's/DVD's is the way to go.

peter

 

[Gordon]

I have deleted most older programs and replaced with the newest upto date
equivilents, scan disced and defragmented several times, I started with 18%
free space and now have 48% of free space, w/out resorting to compacting my
drive.

I would now like to save my info onto a (2HD 1.44 MB) Floopy disc!

Don't bother with floppy disks. They are unreliably, slow and prone to
corruption. Invest in a USB pen-drive. Cheap, very reliable, no moving
parts to go wrong and even the smallest will contain FAR more data than
any floppy.

 

[Gordon]

(and for my needs, CHEAP FLOPPY DISKETTES will fit into my design quite
nicely!)

Until you suddenly can't read anything on them!
The cheapest disks I can find are £1.94 for ten - that's 14 MB of
storage. Wow.
the same store sells a FIVE HUNDRED AND TWELVE MB USB drive for - wait
for it - £5.87.
that's the equivalent of three boxes of disks in price and TWELVE times
the storage capacity.

WHY ON EARTH DO YOU WANT TO STICK WITH FLOPPIES? You are MAD.

 

[Gordon]

Tell me Gordon? do you look before you leap? and do you think? before
opening your mouth? and did I not politely ask for no more opinions? and are
you old enough
to understand simple english text? "I know...its too simple, not new and
complex enough for you to bother reading the whole text message before
blurting out your opinion! when in fact your opinion was not asked for, and
distinctly told that it isn't!"

Well then I shall leave you to wallow in your self-made inefficiency and
stupidity.

 

[Carl F]

Well then I shall leave you to wallow in your self-made inefficiency and
stupidity.

This procedure assumes the floppy disk was previously formatted. In
simple terms, the easiest way to create a backup of a file (a copy) in a
floppy is to place a floppy disk in the floppy drive (usually A.
Navigate in the windows explorer to the appropriate windows folder and
drag the file icon (right click and hold the mouse button down) to the
floppy drive icon and then release the mouse button. The file should
appear in the original location and on the floppy disk.

Carl F

 

[Gordon]

This procedure assumes the floppy disk was previously formatted.

Why are you telling me that? I was pointing out to the OP that floppy
disks are NOT "cheap and easy" compared to a USB pen drive.

 

[Guest]

THANK YOU CARL your advice seems sound, and I will put it to the test shortly!
I really appreciate your forbearance, as well as the entire newsgroups
community!
during my earlier uncivil behavior towards Gordon. I am somewhat mercurial
at times when I should just let it pass as too trivial to raise my blood
pressure over!
Well I'm off to see if an old beginner like me can implement your directions
without
too many mistakes!!! good day to you, and
remember....when it seems that everyone you meet is a right thinking person!
THINK LEFT !!!

 

[Shaun]

Just interested what do you plan on storing on them.