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How to fix floppy diskettes ?

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Reply 20 of 21, by Swiego

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Back to the subject has anyone seen success with the magnet method?

Reply 21 of 21, by maxtherabbit

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Swiego wrote on 2020-04-18, 14:53:

Back to the subject has anyone seen success with the magnet method?

yes, but it only works if the cookie is not physically damaged

you can open the shutter and look - if you see scrapes or gouges on the media it's probably trash