First post, by snorg
So I was planning on getting some of my older systems running this weekend, and I've got some 20-30 year old software that is essentially irreplaceable if a floppy disk decides to go bad on me. Should I clean the drives first? If so, is 90% isopropyl alcohol enough? I can't find anything higher than that in my area. If I don't have any of those old floppy disk cleaners, how exactly do I go about cleaning the drive? Should I buy an old cleaner and save this project for next weekend? I'd hate to ruin my old disks by trying to read them in ancient hardware.