disk has a lot of information I don't want to format because I don't want to lose any files. It also says that 'A:/' is not accessible. I have already troubleshooted the disk drive and it is working properly. If I do a Quick Format on my disk will I lose any information from my disk?
2007-01-05 16:51:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Ive done that and it erased everything on my disk, and still did nothing.
2007-01-05 17:00:59 · answer #1 · answered by Justina 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Put a blank floppy into the drive and see if it will format it. If it does then try your disk again after you format a floopy in the drive. If it won't format a floppy then there is something wrong with the drive. If you know someone that has a computer with a floppy drive then see if it will read your disk or take the disk to a computer store to see if they have a computer that will read it. This way you will know if the drive actually wrote the disk.
2016-05-22 22:04:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Puleeeeeze - do not format. It will erase everything on the disk.
When you say you "troubleshooted the disk" do you mean you checked the device driver?
cl Start
cl Settings
cl Control Panel
cl System
cl Hardware
cl Device Manager
R-cl on the item to be checked. Click Properties.
That will tell you if the item is working properly.
To update the driver:
Start, Settings, Control Panel, System, Hardward, Device Driver
click the icon for the item you want
click the “update driver” button on the toolbar.
If the drive is alright, did you accidentally lock the disk by sliding the little box on the bottom of the floppy?
You didn't insert it upside down, did you?
2007-01-05 16:58:10 · answer #3 · answered by TheHumbleOne 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try viewing your documents / information from the computer that you used to store the information. There are different types of computers, old ones and those slightly newer ones, they may somethings cannot read the information on the old computer and try to open it on a newer computer and vice versa. Different operating systems may be another factor
2007-01-05 17:00:05 · answer #4 · answered by nytg 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
With any format you will lost your info. Try blowing out your floppy drive. If possible try your floppy disc on another computer.
2007-01-05 16:54:22 · answer #5 · answered by micaso1971 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Usually when your floppy is either dirty, scratched or corrupted it is going to say that...thats why you need to start using jump drives...but goodluck on getting your information back..
2007-01-05 17:26:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋