floppy disk needs repair

[ka_mcginniis]

I have a mfg floopy disk that the slider clip on the top broke off.

Can you tell me what parts I need and how to put it back to geter, or is this just wishfull thinking

[renegade600]

imo, it would be easier to get a new one. drives are very cheap.

[april.spring]

In my opinion, it might be wishful thinking. Some people say that you can try to load the disk without the slider thingy. If it doesn't work, I don't know much else to say about it except trash it. I myself prefer to use jump drives, also called thumb drives. I have found them to be much more reliable than floppy disks and they plug into the usb port on your computer. They are also just as portable as a floppy disk. I personally download music and photos as well as documents to mine. On average, jump drives hold much more information than floppy disks. Good luck! :)

[Nick Grana]

On average, jump drives hold much more information than floppy disks.
Understatement. Smallest jump drive I see is 64MB and flops are 1.44MB.

If you can get the broken floppy to work, copy to hard drive and back to a good floppy disk. Should work ok.:cool: