This is a 3.5" floppy that an old Sony digital camera uses and now my computer won't read the floppy... I need the pictures for a court case. Is there anyway to retrieve them or possibly a program that might help to read the disk??
2006-12-24 18:59:56 · 8 answers · asked by Shanana 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
An easy way out of this pickle.
Take a trip to your local Wal-mart, K-mart, Walgreens, or any local place that has a self serve photo processor. Most developers will retain some of the older software for photo retrieval. Use the counter help if all else fails.
Otherwise, you'll need to know that the disc is actually readable, then have the proper software for viewing the photos. Many of the earlier digital camaras used "brandname" software, which wouldn't view squat, except for photos formatted for their product.
2006-12-24 19:08:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why can't your computer read them?
Do you get an error message, and if so, what is it?
I'll check back later and see.
OK, it is later. Still no more information. What I was shooting for is wether the disc is corrupt, or if the file format is not being recongized. It the later, then E-mail me one of the files and I will see what I can do with it. I have quite a few graphic programs that will read a lot of different formats and I might be able to convert them into a formate you can use.
Let me know if I can help, but I will be away from my computer for the rest of the week starting this evening.
2006-12-24 19:09:45 · answer #2 · answered by Walking Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your computer won't read the disk, try another computer. If it simply a matter of the Sony camera formatting the disk in a weird way, see if Sony (or someone else) has software available to read the disk.
If you have the camera around, it can probably read the disk.
2006-12-24 19:04:46 · answer #3 · answered by MarnenLK 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Likely those photos can be gotta from a DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows 95/98/Millenium machine, possibly even Linux or Mac OSX.
2006-12-24 19:02:02 · answer #4 · answered by bogus_dude 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try another computer and see if it is either floppy drive on your computer or the disk.
2006-12-24 19:03:20 · answer #5 · answered by Danerd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take da floppy disk 2 a computer dat will read it
2006-12-24 19:03:17 · answer #6 · answered by nintendo8888 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take it to a photo shop. their computers are much more forgiving and are used to interpreting many types of photo formats. There is a possibility that you have lost the data but I think that you will be ok. Kinkos can help you aswell. good luck!
2006-12-24 19:13:12 · answer #7 · answered by Traveler 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if in any respect obtainable attempt useing some one elses laptop to open the archives and then e mail them for your self floppys at the instant are not the terrific issues for %. its greater effective to burn them to a cd or upload them to a internet site like photobucket
2016-10-28 08:07:28 · answer #8 · answered by englin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋