On many modern computers, there is no way to open a floppy disk. This is due to the fact that floppy disks are an outdated storage medium, and practically few people use them nowadays.
Instructions
Step 1
To open a floppy disk, it is necessary that there is a special hole in the system unit into which the floppy disk is inserted. An arrow is drawn on the diskette to indicate which side to insert it. During this process, a click should occur, indicating that the media is fully inserted.
Step 2
Go to "My Computer", which is usually on the desktop or in the "Start" menu. Double click on the "Disk 3, 5" icon (A) and the contents of the floppy disk will become available.
If the computer does not have a floppy disk slot, then use a removable device, you can buy in the store (but they are rare) or order on the worldwide network.
Step 3
But it happens that the floppy disk does not open, but only a message appears stating that it is not formatted. If you decline the offer to format it, the diskette will not open, and if you agree, the diskette will lose all data. What to do? Format the floppy disk. After that, it will open, but there will be no data on it. In fact, data that was lost during the formatting process can be recovered using a dedicated data recovery software.
Step 4
An example of such a program is EasyRecovery Professional (Ontrack Data Recovery Inc.). Install EasyRecovery Professional on your computer and run. Further problems with recovery should not arise - everything is very clear, just follow the instructions of the program.
Step 5
Step-by-step recovery looks like this:
"Data recovery" (in the menu of the main program window) - scan the system and warn that the data being recovered needs to be copied to another disk.
Click OK - in the window that appears, select Floppy Disk A - FAT 12 and Next - select files to recover.
Step 6
Select the location where the data will be copied.
That's all. The main thing is not to forget that before writing information to a floppy disk, it is better to format it for prevention.
