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ARCHIVED: In Windows, how do I copy or save a file to a floppy disk?

Note: During summer 2008, UITS retired the last floppy disk drives in all Student Technology Centers (STCs) and Residential Technology Centers (RTCs). For more information, see Floppy disk drives phased out of Windows STCs.

In Windows, there are many different ways to copy or save an existing file to the floppy drive. The two simplest methods use the My Computer icon or the Windows Explorer program. Instructions for both of these methods follow.

The following instructions apply only to previously saved files that exist on a disk, such as a hard drive. If you want to save your file to the floppy drive from inside an application, use the Save or Save As... function for that particular application.

Using My Computer in Windows

  1. On your desktop, double-click My Computer.

    Note: If this doesn't match what you see, refer to About navigation settings in Windows.

  2. Find the file that you wish to transfer to the floppy disk by double-clicking the drive where the file is located, and then navigating to that file.

  3. Place a floppy disk in the floppy drive.

  4. Right-click the file (click using the right mouse button) and, from the menu that appears, choose Send To and then 3 1/2 Floppy.

  5. The file will be copied to the floppy disk.

Using Windows Explorer

  1. From the Start menu, select Run... . In the "Open:" field, enter explorer .

    Note: There are other ways to open Explorer as well. For more information, see the Knowledge Base document About Windows Explorer

  2. This Explorer program is the file manager for most Windows operating systems. On the left is a directory tree, and on the right are the contents of each of the directories. The drives are listed in alphabetical order. The floppy drive should be at the top.

  3. Navigate to the file that you wish to copy to the floppy disk.

  4. Place a floppy disk in the floppy drive.

  5. Click and drag the file to the floppy drive on the left side of the screen (typically this is the A:/ drive).

  6. The file will then be transferred to the floppy disk.
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Last modified on November 01, 2008.

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