I can't speak to Flash Floppy since I still use Gotek's standard firmware. However, using USB Floppy Manager v1.40i, I have no problems with much of anything. I use a standard 64GB flash drive that I formatted using the Floppy Manager software right in Windows 10, but I've never tried doing via the Gotek.

Windows 10 file manager sees the formatted USB drive as a single 1.44MB disk (the first drive in the list "000"). Windows disk manager will see it as a full FAT partition. I only use 10 disks since I rarely need more than that, but it can indeed do up to 100. All of the disks will only show up in the Floppy Manager software.

StriderTR wrote on Today, 17:43:

I can't speak to Flash Floppy since I still use Gotek's standard firmware. However, using USB Floppy Manager v1.40i, I have no problems with much of anything. I use a standard 64GB flash drive that I formatted using the Floppy Manager software right in Windows 10, but I've never tried doing via the Gotek.

Windows 10 file manager sees the formatted USB drive as a single 1.44MB disk (the first drive in the list "000"). Windows disk manager will see it as a full FAT partition. I only use 10 disks since I rarely need more than that, but it can indeed do up to 100. All of the disks will only show up in the Floppy Manager software.

Yeah, that's how things are set up on mine, too. When I put it into my Gotek afterwards, it just said 'error'. My main sticking point at the moment is figuring out how to create image files. Just plugged the USB back into my PC and it's now recognising it correctly and has an empty config file.

EDIT: Trying to use HDD Raw Copy Tool certainly doesn't do it properly and also makes USB Floppy Manager crash as it can no longer read it right.

Yeah, not having much luck at all. I've tried dragging and dropping the file in WinImage and then saving it, but it only saves as a IMA file, not IMG. And even then, when I've accessed the file in Explorer, the file is still showing as an application. If I try and load 000 in USB Manager, it just tells me access is denied. And plugging the drive into the Gotek just gives me Error 34. 🙁

DustyShinigami wrote on Today, 18:46:

Yeah, not having much luck at all. I've tried dragging and dropping the file in WinImage and then saving it, but it only saves as a IMA file, not IMG. And even then, when I've accessed the file in Explorer, the file is still showing as an application. If I try and load 000 in USB Manager, it just tells me access is denied. And plugging the drive into the Gotek just gives me Error 34. 🙁

Hmm...

You probably know this already, but...

To load an image file, it's just a right click in the manager.

To copy files, double click the disk, opens explorer, copy files, go back to manager and select "Save".

I use WinImage 8.5 (works on Win10) to create floppy images. It creates .IMZ files, but the Floppy Manager software can read/write it just fine, as the GoTek has no issues with it. Just have to select "all files" since it looks for .IMG.

Does any of that help? Or am I completely missing the point? 🤣

Sadly, I'm off to work. Good luck! Seems you're on the right track.

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DustyShinigami wrote on Today, 18:46:

Yeah, not having much luck at all. I've tried dragging and dropping the file in WinImage and then saving it, but it only saves as a IMA file, not IMG. And even then, when I've accessed the file in Explorer, the file is still showing as an application. If I try and load 000 in USB Manager, it just tells me access is denied. And plugging the drive into the Gotek just gives me Error 34. 🙁

Hmm...

You probably know this already, but...

To load an image file, it's just a right click in the manager.

To copy files, double click the disk, opens explorer, copy files, go back to manager and select "Save".

I use WinImage 8.5 (works on Win10) to create floppy images. It creates .IMZ files, but the Floppy Manager software can read/write it just fine, as the GoTek has no issues with it. Just have to select "all files" since it looks for .IMG.

Does any of that help? Or am I completely missing the point? 🤣

Sadly, I'm off to work. Good luck! Seems you're on the right track.

Thanks for the advice. I'll give it a go later. 😀 I think I'm using an older version of WinImage, which I saw recommended by someone in an old thread here. That would probably explain the lack of file type options available.

StriderTR wrote on Today, 19:07:

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DustyShinigami wrote on Today, 18:46:

Yeah, not having much luck at all. I've tried dragging and dropping the file in WinImage and then saving it, but it only saves as a IMA file, not IMG. And even then, when I've accessed the file in Explorer, the file is still showing as an application. If I try and load 000 in USB Manager, it just tells me access is denied. And plugging the drive into the Gotek just gives me Error 34. 🙁

Hmm...

You probably know this already, but...

To load an image file, it's just a right click in the manager.

To copy files, double click the disk, opens explorer, copy files, go back to manager and select "Save".

I use WinImage 8.5 (works on Win10) to create floppy images. It creates .IMZ files, but the Floppy Manager software can read/write it just fine, as the GoTek has no issues with it. Just have to select "all files" since it looks for .IMG.

Does any of that help? Or am I completely missing the point? 🤣

Sadly, I'm off to work. Good luck! Seems you're on the right track.

Nope. Still no luck. 🙁 Added the file in WinImage 8.5. Tried saving it as both IMA and IMZ. If I try IMZ, it says the file format of the image isn't FAT12. The Batch Manager only formats it to FAT. I don't even have an option for FAT32. If I confirm anyway, it just says 'n/a'. If I add an IMA file, it supposedly adds it, but once I insert it into the Gotek, it just keeps saying Error 34. I can only assume it's because it needs to be FAT32...? But as I say, there's no option to specify in the Batch Manager.

So I don't even know if I'm creating the image files correctly or using the right tool.