My new Compaq Presario does not have a floppy drive but I have an older presario that does. I want to take the info from the floppy discs and put it on zip drives. I want to get rid of all the floppy discs I own.
2006-12-27 13:08:17 · 6 answers · asked by md 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Take all of your files from your floppy discs and save/download them onto your OLD presario. If your old computer still has internet connection, then send/upload all your files to www.sendspace.com. This is a free site in which you can store/send all kinds of files. After you've sent all your "floppy files" to that website, then download them onto your NEW computer, and then eventually on your zip drive. Just a suggestion. . .Good luck!
2006-12-27 13:26:59 · answer #1 · answered by Just passing by... 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From a reliability standpoint zip disks are no better than floppies. Several years ago I've actually lost all my data on my zip disks due to the "click of death" problem that eventually destroyed all my zip disks. I should also mention that iomega (the company that made them) will not warranty this or any data lost as a result of this defect.
Also zip disks are no longer practical since the format is pretty much dead. A cheap $15 USB memory card reader with $20 512MB memory cards can hold 5x the data and all you need to do is transfer the data from your floppy disk to your memory card by clicking on My Computer, opening the drives, and dragging and dropping the files over.
Flash memory cards are far more reliable and economical than zip disks. If you still have data on them, get them onto flash memory or burn them to a CD when you can.
2006-12-27 13:15:18 · answer #2 · answered by anonfuture 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If both of your PCs have usb port, you can. You need to get a flashdrive, plug it in the old pc and copy the data from the floppies. Unplug the flash drive, connect it to the new PC and copy all that data back to a zip disk.
2006-12-27 13:17:35 · answer #3 · answered by Ted B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you have floppy disk drive and zip drive in one computer, you can directly copy your file.
You can also, copy the data from your floppy disk to memory stick or external hard disk, bring the memory stick or external harddisk to the computer with zip drive and copy it.
2006-12-27 13:21:05 · answer #4 · answered by L-BA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try just coping files from your floppy to the computer then to the flash drive. i would imagine you have already tried floppy to flash or you wouldnt be asking.
2006-12-27 13:16:14 · answer #5 · answered by jaguarjake2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.zip it all n email to your self.
open your mail in the new computer, download it and save it to your zip.
2006-12-27 13:17:03 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋