How can I get the data off a 5 ¼-inch floppy without using obsolete computers?

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Foxx asked:


I have the need to get data from old 5¼-inch floppy disks but I don’t know how without using those antique computers. Even if I did use the antiques moving the data would be difficult.

DENNIS
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5 Responses to “How can I get the data off a 5 ¼-inch floppy without using obsolete computers?”

  1. GERRY Says:
    November 6th, 2009 at 4:40 pm

    EDWIN

    You’re gonna need something to read it.

  2. SON Says:
    November 7th, 2009 at 11:20 am

    RIGOBERTO

    You will have to find a 5 1/4 drive somewhere…that’s the only way to read that disk….

  3. BRUCE Says:
    November 9th, 2009 at 9:40 am

    CLAYTON

    do you have any ancient computers? Otherwise you have to get something to read the floppy disks, or just lose the data.

  4. SYDNEY Says:
    November 11th, 2009 at 4:28 am

    PASQUALE

    get a floppy drive and plug it into your computer. other than that, theres really no other way

  5. RUBEN Says:
    November 12th, 2009 at 3:36 pm

    CARMEN

    Check eBay or something similar. You may find just the drive or you may need to pickup an antique computer to harvest the 5 1/4 inch floppy drive.