Floppy disks are pretty much extinct today, but you might still have valuable data on them. There is a way to transfer data from floppy disks to USB flash drives. USB flash drives are ideal for data storage and transfer, especially since they can hold more information than a floppy disk. Keep reading to learn how to copy data from floppy disks to USB flash drives.
1. Insert the floppy disk into the appropriate slot
2. Plug the USB flash drive into the USB port.
3. Open the floppy disk file on your computer.
4. Drag its contents into the USB flash drive icon or folder. You can also copy the floppy disk contents and then paste it into the USB flash drive folder.
5. Once the data has loaded completely, properly eject the USB flash drive. DO NOT JUST PULL IT OUT as this could corrupt your newly loaded files.
6. Eject the floppy disk from the drive, which can be done by pressing a button on the drive.
Please note that most computers and laptops do not have a floppy disk drive, so you may need to use an external drive.
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I have lots of floppy discs and my new laptop doesn’t have any place to insert the discs so what can I do? My old computer has been picked up and destroyed so is there another way to retrieve the photos etc on these old floppy discs? Unfortunately the above doesn’t help me at all.
You might want to consult a computer technician for this one. I’ll post an article on this soon, so stay tuned.