I have around hundred floppies. Most of them are probably bad. Each time I record an image on them, there is a error. Occasionally I can found few good ones, that are able to keep data.
Is there a dedicated software in MS-Dos, that checks entire 3.5 floppy? Or I should use scandisk?
What tools are for that in Windows 7? I have USB floppy.
Is there some problem with Scandisk? The alternative would be Chkdsk, specifically with the /r switch. Offhand I'm not sure if that still works in Windows 7 for checking floppies.
There are various other programs such as Norton Disk Doctor, but offhand I cannot recall any particular freeware alternative that would be significantly better than Scandisk.
wrote:What tools are for that in Windows 7? I have USB floppy.
*Urks* Sorry, that's not so good. Drives from that era were disposable items (maybe excluding the early models from the late 90s; ie, these meant for the original iMac).
They do work, but are about as reliable as the last batch of 3.5" floppies ever made.
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wrote:What tools are for that in Windows 7? I have USB floppy.
Are you using a USB-hub or is it directly connected to a USB port? I always get write errors with WinImage if I try to use a hub. With direct connection I have written hundreds of images to disk and rarely get any problems.
If you have suspicions about a disk, try the format a: /u command. the bad sectors are marked to never be used again.
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