Re: Fragility of 5.25" Diskettes
- From: "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 09:24:59 +1100
bond007clone@xxxxxxxxx wrote
> I've got a bunch of old 5.25" diskettes and I've
> got a few questions about the fragility of them.
> I know that if you touch the magnetic part of the disk while it's out of
> the sleeve with your finger or something, you've just screwed the disk.
> However, what if the magnetic part of the disk is touched while
> it's still in the sleeve? Does that harm it as well?
Nope. The problem is getting finger prints on the magnetic surface.
> On some 5.25" disks, there is a small hole next to
> the big hole. Is this used to write to the disk, or?
It lets the drive work out where the disk has rotated to before its been
formatted.
> What can one do to preserve the lifetime of 5.25" disks?
Basically keep the dust etc off it and dont store them where its
humid. You can get mold growing on them in the worst humidity.
.
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