At 11:33 -0500 on 15/01/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have both an old Mac Plus and a Mac Classic. Recently, I backed up all >the work I've done on the Classic's hard drive for the past three years on >some disks I picked up at Wal-mart. They said: "Mac Formatted." I did not >tape over the hole, (didn't know I was suppose to). > Next, I transferred material on disks to a Mac Quadra 605, (given to me >by a friend - it's what I'm using now). Everything made the transfer.
The Classic and 605 both have HD floppies, which is why it worked without tape. > One, when I put the disks back in the Classic, they were "unreadable." >Classic said they needed to be formatted, (even though they were full of >material). Is this problem due to what you guys are talking about? No, but there's likely a problem with one or both floppy drives. Try cleaning them and see if that helps anything. Directions are in the FAQ. > Two, is this going to be a problem with the Quadra 605? Will the material >I transferred "disappear"? No; once it's on there, it's on there. The floppies may fail, but anything that's been transferred to the 605 should be safe. -- the pickle FAQ <http://macfaq.org/index.shtml> _________________________________________________________________ -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
