schmidtd wrote:
What ever was in the water dried on to the disks and to the inside of the sleeves. They would have a tendency foul the heads on the disk drives quite quickly.
Should not matter too much. If you need the data back, simply remove the magnetic disk itself from the floppy disk and place into a new one. (Use a razor blade to open the edge of the diskettes.) If there is readily apparent crud, very carefully clean it by dipping in water and wiping gently with a clean cloth, then place it in a new disk.
This has been documented to work many times in similar situations. Thankx, Ed