Is my damaged floppy salvageable??

Question

I have extremely important information on a floppy disk. Unfortunately, I never backed it up or even saved a hard copy. For some reason, I can't bring up anything on the disk. Both my pc's say it can't read the disk. "Device not ready" The disk may have gotten wet a couple of days ago when a cup of water spilled on my desk. Is it salvageable at all?

Answer

This question was answered on April 13, 2001. Much of the information contained herein may have changed since posting.

Hello and thank you for your question.

First of all a hard lesson learned, you ALWAYS back up information that you can't afford to loose. To answer your question, I think it's safe to say the disk is trashed! However, there "might" be some kind of recovery system to retrieve information from a damaged floppy disk. I suggest you call a reputable repair shop to find out.

Good luck!!

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Posted by Lanny of Chandler-Gilbert Community College on April 13, 2001