Unable to retrieve data from floppy disk

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I am unable to retrieve data from previously readable floppy disk. Message
comes up that disk needs to be formatted. Have tried this floppy on other
PCs with similar results. Will I be able to retrieve data once disk is
formatted, or will data be lost?
 
Formatting destroys all data on the floppy, but there is no data there now
anyway. Have you tried reading the disk on a Win98 computer, or the computer
that created it?

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Have tried on creating computer with no success, but not on Win98 computer.
Last time floppy was used, I opened up contents, made changes to files,
printed from contained files, and saved changes again. No other error
messages received, but still now I am unable to read the disk.
 
Depends how badly you need the data, An app that enables you to read the
sectors 'may' enable recovery
 
I have the same problem. For 2 yrs I have beeen saving data on floppie and
now I can't open them is this some kind of softwar problem? It is very
frustrating. Were you able to figure it out/ Occasionally the disks have
opened under another Identity -but not always -so not a solution & I need
that dat. Help.Thanks, Ann
 
Have you found a solution to the problem with retrieving floppy data? I am
having same issues. Mary-Anne
 
Several items: First a very common problem with floppies is failure after
several rewrites - and brand does not seem to matter. If you continue to use
them - change disks after three rewrite.
Formatting deletes all data. There are a couple of options: 1. Try to
access the disk via "Start>Run>CMD" - type A: in answer to flashing prompt -
2. If you know someone with a Linux distribution, particularly "knoppix"
which runs from a CD does not install on the hard drive and provides access
to all windows folders and drives and of course if the data is critical to
your needs - data recovery company.
 
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