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How To Copy your Floppy Disk  {FROM INTERNET}
I did a search on the Internet and found this explanation.
Your can do the same thing to solve problems.

There are a number of ways to copy a floppy disk but if you want to transfer files from one disk to another please use this procedure:

1. Put your source disk (the disk with the files to be copied) into the disk drive.
2. Double click on the [My Computer] icon on your desktop.
3. Double click on the 3 1/2 floppy (A:) to open your disk.
4. Select all the files on the disk by choosing Select All from the Edit menu. This will highlight all the files.
5. Right click on one of the highlighted files and choose Copy from the menu. This doesn't actually copy the files yet, it tells the computers what files you want to copy.
6. Close the 3 1/2 floppy window and double click on the Local Disk (c:) icon to open it.
7. Double click on your student folder (S: drive) to open it. This is where you will store your files temporarily.
8. Right click on the white space in the folder and choose [Paste]. This will copy your files from the floppy disk to the student folder. From here we will then copy them back to a new disk. Please do not continue until the light has gone out on the floppy.
9. If not already highlighted, select all the files in the folder by choosing Select All from the Edit menu. This will highlight all the files.
10. Right click on one of the highlighted files and choose Copy from the menu. Again, this doesn't actually copy the files yet.
11. Put in the target disk (the disk you want to copy the files to).
12. Right click on one of the highlighted files and choose [Send To] and then [3 1/2 floppy A:]. The highlighted files will then be copied to the target disk. Once the light goes out on the floppy your disks have been copied.

Fragile!
Floppy disks are easily damaged. One regular problem with disks is that they are quickly pulled out of the drive. There is a metal plate on the disk which can catch in the drive and if pulled out too quickly this plate will bend or even break off. Only the slightest bend can render a floppy unreadable so please be careful.
They are also easily damaged by magnetic fields so please keep them away from TVs, mobile phones and even the magnetic clips on some purses.

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