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Is it possible for a floppy drive to change the format of a floppy disk from FAT to RAW and can this be corrected?
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∙ 15y ago
Yes it is possible to change the format of a floppy disk from FAT to RAW if the operating system on the PC, which the floppy is to be formated is using but the RAW format than the flopy will have the RAW format at the end of formating the floppy
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How frequently should you format a floppy disk?
As little as possible. Floppy disks are prone to corruption and should be accessed as little as possible. It would be generally advised that no data should be stored on a floppy disk, and that any data you have on floppy disk should be removed and backed up on a more reliable format such as flash memory.
How do you clear a floppy disc?
you can format
What must you do to a floppy disc before you can use it?
You must format it. Format a:
Do libraries have floppy disk readers?
It is possible that some libraries may still have (functioning) floppy disk readers, particularly if they still have items in the collection that are in this format. In most cases, however, it is unlikely that a library will have one.
Can you reformat a floppy disk in Windows 98?
You can open "My Computer", right-click on the floppy, and select "Format". Or, open up a command window and type FORMAT A:
How do you format a new floppy disk using an OS command?
A new floppy disk can be formatted using the FORMAT command in DOS. The same tool is available in Windows using the Format utility in 'My Computer'.
Is it possible to change the format of a video?
Yes, there are many full featured and free programs that can change the format of any video to another.
What is the method of programming a floppy?
You don't "program" a floppy, you 'format' it. The computer will generally do it for you when you first insert the disc.
How to convert Floppy disk fat to raw?
RAW is unformatted and unreadable so a floppy which is not formatted is in the raw format
A floppy drive is divided into tow tracks which are divided into sectors How large is each sector?
about 512 bytes but when you format a disk you can change the size of each sector
Do pixels of a video change when the format of a video is changed?
It is possible for pixel information to change due to the compression or supported color depth of the format you are converting/saving to.
How are floppy drives formatted?
The actual floppy drive itself is not formatted. The drive only spins the floppy disk or diskette. One can format a disk or diskette from the computer control panel. Right click on Drive A (for example), then select format and follow the screen prompts.
