A floppy disk is a storage medium that is practically not used in the modern world. However, many have survived to this day. If exposed to sudden temperature changes, demagnetization and dust ingress, the diskette may become unusable. But how can you check it?
Instructions
Step 1
Insert the floppy disk into the floppy drive. Please note that a floppy disk that has been in frost cannot be inserted immediately - let the condensate evaporate. Do not open files from a floppy disk directly - they may contain harmful viruses. First, check the floppy disk for errors or unwanted programs with antivirus.
Step 2
Click "Start" and select "My Computer" from the main menu. A window will appear on the screen, which will contain information about all disk devices on the computer. Find the drive icon and right-click on it. As a result of the actions, a context menu will appear. In it, select "Properties". The computer will display a window with the properties of disk 3, 5 (A:), i.e. floppy disks.
Step 3
Select the General tab. Check the type, file system, and capacity of the storage medium. The capacity data will be displayed in two forms - numeric with the output of units of measurement of information volumes in bytes and megabytes, and diagrammatic, where the ratio of the occupied and free disk space will be clearly presented.
Step 4
Select the "Service" tab. Three sections will appear in the window - "Disk check", "Disk defragmentation" and "Backup". Click with the mouse on the "Check" button located in the upper section of the window. A new window "Check disk Disk 3, 5 (A:)" will appear.
Step 5
Check the checkbox "Automatically fix system errors". You can also set the "Check and repair bad sectors" command. Remember that a floppy disk with bad sectors is a very unreliable information storage, so it is better not to work with it anymore. Now press the "Start" button - the process of checking the data of the floppy disk will begin. After completing the check, the computer will display a message about it. Please note that validation may not always correct all errors.
