computer question

[MRS FLYIN VEE]

I am trying to read a 3 1/2" floppy disc we got from a van sign guy we used and it is saying it is not formatted.. then it asks me if I would like to format it and when I say yes it then says it will be erased.. :cry: what can I do to not have this erased. can I copy iy to a cd.. and if so where can I find that on the puter to do so.

[voodoomedman]

I am trying to read a 3 1/2" floppy disc we got from a van sign guy we used and it is saying it is not formatted.. then it asks me if I would like to format it and when I say yes it then says it will be erased.. :cry: what can I do to not have this erased. can I copy iy to a cd.. and if so where can I find that on the puter to do so.
go into a command prompt and type the following
chkdsk /f a:
That will do a chkdsk with fix errors. If your disk doesn't work after this then throw it away.

[FMluvswater]

I'd like to know same. I have some writing on a disk that I can't access for the same reason. :notam: Weird thing is I used to be able to access it no problem then when I tried again about 4 months later I got the "not formatted" error message. I'd hate to lose the saved writing on it.
go into a command prompt and type the following
chkdsk /f a:
That will do a chkdsk with fix errors. If your disk doesn't work after this then throw it away.
Edit: Thank-you. I'll try that also.

[Scream]

Probably from a Mac, and you've probably got a PC, not too much to do but get a mac to read it.
Sorry
Scream

[MRS FLYIN VEE]

:cry: thank you so much.. I do have a pc so if the editing doesn't work f uck the disk right.. LOL!! thank you. :smile:

[voodoomedman]

The only other thing besides what I already put is to try a different pc. Sometimes it's the drive that is broke or just being tempermental. Floppies suck. You look at them funny and they can get corrupt. Go buy a USB memory stick.

[MRS FLYIN VEE]

The only other thing besides what I already put is to try a different pc. Sometimes it's the drive that is broke or just being tempermental. Floppies suck. You look at them funny and they can get corrupt. Go buy a USB memory stick.
we were givin it from a man that lettered our work truck and I was trying to get the pics off of it to give to someone. thats why I was trying to copy it to a cd.. :wink:

[ColeTR1]

Probably from a Mac, and you've probably got a PC, not too much to do but get a mac to read it.
Sorry
Scream
I will second this!!! you can take to kinkos!!! thay have mac's

[MRS FLYIN VEE]

I will second this!!! you can take to kinkos!!! thay have mac's
thank you..

[voodoomedman]

No kinko's. FedEx owes them.
Go to staples or something.