oops!

[dabaerman]

well, I've nackered up a perfectly good floppy disk with some important
data on it. the data was created in Word for Works and I attempted to
open the file on my desktop with XP. after the message ' disk not formatted
do you want to format now?', I figured I was in trouble. I need this data
for an audit. any ideas how to get my data back?

Ron

[captaincurran]

try using the disk on the original pc that you had saved it with. hopefully it's just something to do with the drives.

[Gizmo]

Yep, I'd go with captaincurran's suggestion; I've seen many occasions where a floppy formatted on one machine wouldn't work on a different machine.

[dabaerman]

I tried that right away with no luck. the doc. was a .wps or Works Word
Processor file. Works was not installed on my desktop pc. when I put the
disk in, it tried to open the file. I thought it was being read when 'disk in
drive A not formatted' appeared. I removed the disk and placed it in the
laptop (with Works installed) only to get the same error message and no
access to the disk.
well, carp happens!

Ron

[Staz]

can you run either scan disk or CHKDSK /R or it?

[dabaerman]

Originally Posted by Staz

can you run either scan disk or CHKDSK /R or it?

good idea. will try tonight. thanx.

Ron

[noob]

The other thing which has worked in the past for me, is to boot a live linux distro, and copy the contents of the floppy to a USB pen, or you may be able to move it to another floppy.

[MONKEYMAN]

Yeah...find a hobby that you both enjoy and stop spamming the forum.

[Favu]

Originally Posted by dabaerman

well, carp happens!

Ron

It's true.

Let us know how it goes Ron!