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Introduction
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- 3.5 inch floppy disks are a type of magnetic disk storage. Floppy disks feature a thin, flexible magnetic disk wrapped in a rectangular enclosure.
Risk assessment
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- Data stored on floppy disk is considered to be at high-risk of loss or degradation.
- Specialized software and hardware is required to recover data stored on floppy disk.
Technical standards
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Software tools for working with floppy disks
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Tool | Open-source / Proprietary | Description | Uses |
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| Disk Image and Browse | Proprietary / Free | Free software that accompanies the Device Side Data FC5025 floppy controller | Operate the FC5025 floppy controller |
| KryoFlux Host software | Proprietary / Free for personal use | Software that accompanies the KryoFlux floppy controller | Operate the KryoFlux floppy controller |