Can't Open a file on floppy disk

[positive]

I have a file saved on a floppy disk. When I insert it into the computer &
trying opening it selecting my A drive I get the following error:
-No id address mark was found on the floppy disk
-You do not have access to the folder 'A:\'???

Has anyone experienced this before & any ideas on how I can get my file
opened?

Thanks,

 

[Klaus Linke]

Hi sm,

Haven't seen that error message... but you should never ever open a file from floppy anyway.
Copy it to the hard disk, and then open it in Word.

The reason: Word creates temporary files (sometimes loads of them... say if you use "Find/Replace" or copy something to the
clipboard), and some of them need to be in the same location as the original file.
The floppy may not have enough space, or be too slow, or you might accidentally remove it before Word has cleaned up all the temp
files.
So working directly on floppy is probably the most important cause for destroyed and corrupted documents.

If that has happened already, maybe you can rescue something:
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/apperrors/CorruptDoc.htm


Greetings,
Klaus

 

[Me]

I have a file saved on a floppy disk. When I insert it into the computer &
trying opening it selecting my A drive I get the following error:
-No id address mark was found on the floppy disk
-You do not have access to the folder 'A:\'???

Has anyone experienced this before & any ideas on how I can get my file
opened?

Thanks,

Floppy disks are extremely unreliable, that's why no one uses them any more;
unless you have recovery tools AND KNOW HOW TO USE THEM, your data is gone.

 

[Opinicus]

I have a file saved on a floppy disk. When I insert it
into the computer &
trying opening it selecting my A drive I get the following
error:
-No id address mark was found on the floppy disk
-You do not have access to the folder 'A:\'???

Has anyone experienced this before & any ideas on how I
can get my file
opened?

Try accessing the floppy from Windows Explorer. If you can
find the file with that, copy it to your My Documents folder
on your hard disk.

If you can't find it with Windows Explorer you're probably
out of luck although there are high-powered file recovery
programs that might be of help.

In future NEVER work with a file on a floppy disk. Doing so
invariably ends in tears. If you must use floppies, the only
program that you should use to access them is a file manager
like Windows Explorer.

Floppies were originally intended to move small files from
one computer to another. They're not even good for that any
more.

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

Try accessing the floppy from Windows Explorer. If you can
find the file with that, copy it to your My Documents folder
on your hard disk.

If you can't find it with Windows Explorer you're probably
out of luck although there are high-powered file recovery
programs that might be of help.

In future NEVER work with a file on a floppy disk. Doing so
invariably ends in tears. If you must use floppies, the only
program that you should use to access them is a file manager
like Windows Explorer.

Floppies were originally intended to move small files from
one computer to another. They're not even good for that any
more.

No that's why pen drives and memory keys were invented. 180 floppies' worth
of storage for £12. Cost more than that to buy a storage box for 180
floppies! The floppies themselves would probably set you back around £60.

 

[Errant Knave]

In addition to all of the other "helpful" replies, please consider this:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windowsnt/4/workstation/reskit/en-us/utilityw.mspx.

While this info is specific to WinNT (you didn't mention your OS), the
DiskProbe utility may prove useful to recover your data. You may have to copy
& paste the data, and the formatting/layout of the text will be lost and have
to be redone.

If you performed a search on Microsoft.com of the error message "-No id
address mark was found on the floppy disk," then you know it is from using
the Quick Format option on your floppies.

Peace out.

 

[slswyoming]

NONE of these replies are viable.
a. The dskprobe solution doesn't work on this problem, at least not in XP
Pro, I tried it today.
b. The references from MS knowledgebase are useless, they almost all say use
another floppy or reformat.
c. The problem occurs without using "quickformat". I made a WindowsXP
recovery disk just one month ago, and even that won't read.
d. If the operating system says the drive is "working properly" don't bother
to call the manufacturer, they won't talk to you.
e. It's ridiculous to say give up using floppies, they still have a
purpose. If they didn't, manufacturers wouldn't still install them. Some
computers still need a floppy to install a new boot drive, if only to load
the vanilla CD driver into memory so the machine will read the windows opsys
CD or a bios update.

Microsoft wanted to have such intelligent operating systems to "test" every
hardware device, so they need to answer the question of what is generating
this message on disks which DEFINITELY HAVE THE ID ADDRESS MARK!

 

[garfield-n-odie]

dude! take a pill and chill...

NONE of these replies are viable.
a. The dskprobe solution doesn't work on this problem, at least not in XP
Pro, I tried it today.
b. The references from MS knowledgebase are useless, they almost all say use
another floppy or reformat.
c. The problem occurs without using "quickformat". I made a WindowsXP
recovery disk just one month ago, and even that won't read.
d. If the operating system says the drive is "working properly" don't bother
to call the manufacturer, they won't talk to you.
e. It's ridiculous to say give up using floppies, they still have a
purpose. If they didn't, manufacturers wouldn't still install them. Some
computers still need a floppy to install a new boot drive, if only to load
the vanilla CD driver into memory so the machine will read the windows opsys
CD or a bios update.

Microsoft wanted to have such intelligent operating systems to "test" every
hardware device, so they need to answer the question of what is generating
this message on disks which DEFINITELY HAVE THE ID ADDRESS MARK!



:

 

[slswyoming]

If you can't offer a solution, keep your posts to yourself. I am, at least,
trying to help. What I'm pointing out is the "no ID" message means the
system can't even read enough of the disk (sector 0) to perform a format -
much less open a word document, etc. So, short of forever living without
emergency boot disks (not), what do you suggest? (besides a pill!)

 

[garfield-n-odie]

you're not helping. you're just ranting. keep your rants to yourself.