Read Floppy disk on Modern Computer

3.5" FDD DS,HS discs were common during the 1990s. You can still use them today if you follow the steps in this video.

Popular disk manufactures were:
Verbatim
3M
Sony
Maxell

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[ruben_balea]

Some USB floppy drives are limited to the standard 1.44 MB MS-DOS floppies and can't even read the "older" 720 kB MS-DOS floppies
If Windows asks for a driver most USB drives can be forced to work without their "official" drivers by manually selecting the "Generic NEC Floppy Disk" driver (the same used by internal floppy drives) but I had one (I-something, I can't remember if it was Imation or Iomega) that needed it's own very specific drivers...

[nathanalaneller]

My floppy keeps saying "can not access, disk probably not formated" What do I do?

[katherinebrown]

Not sure if this is an appropriate question for this video, but do people still use these disks? I have boxes of these new and not sure if they are worth posting to sell?

[CharlotteEvans-heze]

You have a Kull sense of humor 😂great information

[xmh]

Can you use cmd to run ms dos games from floppy disk?

[mmmm]

I get this error over and over, what can we do: "The disk in drive A is not formatted"

[KimberlyMitschke-ok]

Do you have any idea if anything can be done if given the following error? Copied all files into a folder like you suggest in video, but when I go to open the install file, I get “this app can’t run on your pc. To find a version for your pc, check with the software publisher”
It’s a Mario game from 1995 I was wanting to show my kiddos.

[lynnettesalter]

What do I do if it says "A not accessible" The request is not supported

[kurwamacjebanapizda]

Windows 11 reads nvme like floppy disk nothing changed.

[marianodanielvillafanewagn]

that is not a fat, it is just a directory listing...

[daveyt]

Our 25 year old machine had the DNC fail. Need a way to get files onto a 3.5" discs from a modern computer. Then load them onto the CNC machine to run the program. What are the different types of formats for 3.5" discs?

[knuftobor]

No so fast! Tese USB drives will not read all of the non-pc formats like from Atari, Amiga or old musical instruments or other electronic equipment that used floppy drives.

[dp]

I am looking for a 3.5 floppy drive, you nailed it I hope / / I got a stack of em with family pictures on them / / I want them / on my Computer I'm looking to best buy and got geek squad they got maybe a clue witch makes me mad be on belief ( they should know ) I Like your ( buy old one ) idea / so I will buy one and you took it a step farther so I can get pics off of them /// I put this video in my favorites and will see if this works out TY for video