
A good choice, and in most cases, the only one, is to use the FC5025 by DeviceSide. Copying files from such computers would be a challenge, mostly because they don’t support even the best USB drives. As such, finding a working drive and computer is next to impossible. 5.25” Floppy DrivesĪs opposed to 3.5” floppy disks which were more popular, smaller in size and overall better, 5.25” disks were out of use in the mid 1990s. A new window opens, allowing you to copy contents from another location into the new folder.Floppy disks, from 8” on the left, 5.25”, and 3.5” to the right. Select the option that lets you copy contents (burn files) to the blank CD, using Windows Explorer. If you have Windows XP, Vista, or 7, a window should appear asking what you want to do with the blank CD. Next, put a blank writeable or rewriteable CD into the CD-Rewriteable drive. Insert blank CD and copy contents on the computer to CD To copy a floppy to a folder, highlight all files on the floppy drive, press Ctrl+ C to copy the files, open the new folder, and press Ctrl+ V to paste them. If you have multiple floppy diskettes you want to backup, copy each of them to the computer. Create a new folder on your computer's desktop and copy the contents of the floppy disk to the new folder on the desktop. We recommend you copy the contents from the floppy disk to your computer's hard drive first, before putting on a CD. Copy floppy contents to a folder on computer View the floppy drive contents by clicking or double-clicking the drive letter assigned to it (usually the A: drive). Double-click the My Computer icon on your computer desktop or select it from the Start menu.


Insert the floppy diskette you want to copyįirst, insert the floppy disk into the floppy drive. Both drives can be externally connected drives, if necessary. To copy a floppy disk to a CD, you need a floppy disk drive and a CD Rewriteable drive.

If you still have any important data on a floppy diskette, backing it up on a different medium, such as a CD, is highly recommended. Floppy diskettes are notoriously bad and, by today's standards, not a good way to store any important information.
