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Re: Help!
Ed Eastman wrote:
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.
Sure has!
I find that using a pair of sharp scissors to cut about 1/32" of the
folded "top" edge of the jacket is much faster and safer than trying
to slit it with a blade.
If you're worried about the disk itself, just slide the disk down
to the "bottom" of the jacket before cutting, and it'll be well out
of the way of the cut.
-michael
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