Re: defrag floppy
- From: "Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)" <mike.hall.mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 8 May 2005 17:57:05 -0400
Greg
Just to remind you of who showed attitude first.. all your own words..
"For Shenan;\
So you are not going to tell me how to defrag a floppy, just ask why?
I was told these newsgroups were helpful, but I guess your ego just got in
the way."
Are you proud of your attitude?.. Do you expect us, or anybody, to be all
'sweetness and light' when talked to in the above manner?..
--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
"Greg" <gafrazier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Shenan,
> Thank you very much for the explanation. Now I understand amd appreciate
> it.
> Semms like Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" has a real attitude problem.
> Must think he is something special.
> And I will not return to this newsgroup.
>
> "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:eV74Eg%23UFHA.544@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Greg wrote:
>>> Can someone tell me how to defrag a floppy with win xp, Was easy
>>> with win 98 but I am stuck on this one.
>>
>> Shenan Stanley wrote> Why?
>>> There's no real need nor advantage to defragmenting something as
>>> small as a floppy diskette.
>>
>> Greg wrote:
>>> For Shenan;\
>>> So you are not going to tell me how to defrag a floppy, just ask why?
>>> I was told these newsgroups were helpful, but I guess your ego just
>>> got in the way.
>>
>> No ego. Just trying to point out that just because it is/was possible to
>> do - it doesn't make it right/necessary/desired.
>>
>> Being so small, the easiest way - as always (and safest) is to copy the
>> information off the diskette onto your hard drive, format the diskette
>> (full) and copy the information back to the floppy. There is just not
>> that much space on a floppy diskette and moving things around on this
>> "self-destructive" media is dangerous at best. I have personally
>> witnessed way too many students at college lose their work because they
>> were working directly off floppy disks - which just does not work well
>> with Microsoft Office products.. (Temp files and such without warning
>> fill up the diskette, user tries to save, no space, office locks up - two
>> hours of work gone.. Or they leave the diskette in their backpack and
>> *poof*, "something" happens, cannot read the diskette, even on a
>> Macintosh.)
>>
>> Perhaps this is one of the reasons the ability to defragment such media
>> has been removed from the OS series. There has to be reasons this type
>> of media is going away - and in my opinion it is size, reliability,
>> storage (actual physical size/weight) and compatibility. Many times, a
>> floppy disk drive is a special order item on new PCs now.
>>
>> My suggestion is to not store anything on floppy diskettes. Invest in
>> CD-R/CD-RWs - which many times are actually CHEAPER than floppy diskettes
>> and definitively hold more. They also do not have fragmentation problems
>> nor are they as easily destroyed/messed up and there are very FEW
>> machines that do not have CD drives - so compatibility is not at issue.
>>
>> --
>>>=- Shenan -=<
>>>=- MS MVP -=<
>> --
>> The information above is intended to assist you; however, it is
>> suggested you research for yourself before you take any advice - you
>> are the one ultimately responsible for your actions/problems/solutions.
>> Whenever possible, the advice will include the method/places used in
>> compiling the answer. Also, questions may have been asked to clarify
>> your situation OR to give you an idea of where to look - do not dismiss
>> them lightly.
>>
>
>
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