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USB Floppy Drive
- Thread starter MrMacPlus
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At Goodwill today I picked up a USB Floppy Drive for $4. Works perfectly with OS X 10.4, slow though. I hope it can write 800k disks.
10.4 or later will stupidly put Spotlight data on floppy disks. Add the disk to the list of excluded items for Spotlight and it should erase the data and give you almost the whole 1.4 MB.
If you are working with any old Mac disks (such as old software installs, etc.) I recommend only using them locked or OS X will screw them up with the Spotlight data.
Thats funny, I personally have the same policy.It refuses to take disks that don't have the extra hole.
For that exact reason, if you have a Mac with OS 9 and OS X, always use your disk in OS 9 for writing, and keep it locked in OS X if you want to just read/copy data off of it.
And I think this has been said already, but I've yet to find a USB drive that can handle double-density disks. [
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Me too! :beige:I've never encountered one, but I've also never looked for one, so I hedged. But I believe that they don't actually exist. I'd be delighted to be proved wrong.And I think this has been said already, but I've yet to find a USB drive that can handle double-density disks. [
From what I understand, if your drive has click of death, it will ruin any disks you insert. It is apparently not contagious but it does ruin the disk.
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Ah, back to CoD -- brings back unfond memories.
The best writeup I've seen (from someone without a vested interest) is by Steve Gibson (author of Spinrite): http://www.grc.com/tip/codfaq1.htm and the subsequent pages (links at bottom of that first page). Quick summary: Clicking is a symptom, not a cause; and CoD is rarely contagious, widespread worries to the contrary notwithstanding. Mr. Gibson describes the rare case in which destructive contagious behavior is possilbe.
The best writeup I've seen (from someone without a vested interest) is by Steve Gibson (author of Spinrite): http://www.grc.com/tip/codfaq1.htm and the subsequent pages (links at bottom of that first page). Quick summary: Clicking is a symptom, not a cause; and CoD is rarely contagious, widespread worries to the contrary notwithstanding. Mr. Gibson describes the rare case in which destructive contagious behavior is possilbe.
I found that article right after I posted that message. 
I guess being careful will extend the life of any piece of technology. To tell you the truth, I feel more secure with a zip disk than with a 40MB hard drive. Now all I need to do is paint my zip drive beige, no indication on how to take the case off though
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I guess being careful will extend the life of any piece of technology. To tell you the truth, I feel more secure with a zip disk than with a 40MB hard drive. Now all I need to do is paint my zip drive beige, no indication on how to take the case off though
.Me three ! :beige: woof !Me too! :beige:I've never encountered one, but I've also never looked for one, so I hedged. But I believe that they don't actually exist. I'd be delighted to be proved wrong.And I think this has been said already, but I've yet to find a USB drive that can handle double-density disks. [
