can't read a file

[qbasicking]

There is a file on a floppy that I need, the computer can read and copy the rest of the files, however there must be a bad sector in this file, how can I get it? Where is Scandisk located? I thought it was in System tools, but they must have moved it.

 

[tf1]

ScanDisk probably isn't the best solution if it is a bad sector. What you need is a third party utility that may attempt to recover the file. Check in Tucows and Download.com as there are loads available.

Regards: tf1

 

[bcastner]

And try the floppy on several different workstations.

 

[linney]

Perhaps (if you can) try it in a 9x machine as those operating systems are a bit more tolerant to older floppies.

 

[gazzanewpy]

try the floppy on a non-networked system. If that does not work; search the web.

I had a floppy with essential work on it (someone very stupid stored the only copy on a floppy!) and was able to use an online tool to recover most of the file. Unfortunately cannot remember where it was and do remember it took me about 4 hours of searching!

 

[bcastner]

Some recovery suggestions here: thread779-744465

 

[linney]

Floppy recovery links.

http://www.jufsoft.com/badcopy/floppy_recovery.asp

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&q=recover+data+floppy+windows