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i saved information on a floppy disk 1.44 mb that was already formatted and
had information on it previosly. when i tried to open the floppy disk the
computer was telling to formatt my disk.where did all my information go? can
i get it back?
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Default how to retrieve information that was saved on a floppy disk?

Using a floppy with Excel is a huge no-no. If you must use a floppy at all,
first save the file to your hard drive and then copy it to the floppy using
Windows Explorer. Better yet use a USB drive. Your file is probably gone.

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|i saved information on a floppy disk 1.44 mb that was already formatted and
| had information on it previosly. when i tried to open the floppy disk the
| computer was telling to formatt my disk.where did all my information go?
can
| i get it back?


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