Floppy Disk Data Recovery

Cambridge Data Recovery offers floppy disk data recovery, no matter how old the disk or disks may be. We can transfer your old floppy disks (diskettes) onto modern media so that you can access the data, if you have upgraded to a computer which no longer has a floppy disk drive.

For straightforward floppy transfer (3.5 inch PC floppy disks), we charge £15.00 for the first floppy disk plus £10.00 for each additional disk.

For batches of 5 or more trouble-free disks we can offer price reductions. The age of floppy drives we typically receive means that in many cases there are issues with transferring the files. However, we will attempt to recover all the files for you, even in cases where the floppy disk has a problem.

We can transfer the floppy disks onto a USB stick or CD, or we can email the files to you or make them available to download. For 5 or more floppy disks, we offer reduced prices. Please contact us for details if you have a large number of floppies to transfer.

With old floppy disks, there is a significant chance that a simple attempt to copy the disk will fail, because most floppy disks we encounter are 10 years old or more. In our experience the failure rate is typically between 5% and 40%. These statistics include disks where a single file cannot be transferred, as well as those where the entire disk is unreadable or appears to be unformatted. However, in many cases we can recover the missing data.

Our approach is to perform a simple copy of the disks where possible. We then report back, indicating the nature of any problem disks and unreadable files. This means that you can decide whether or not to proceed with a recovery attempt on any disks or individual files which could not be copied. Data recovery for a single floppy disk is typically £15 however we offer significant reductions for batches of corrupted floppy disks.

Older types of floppy disk

Please contact us if you require information on recovery of older formats of floppy disks such as 5.25 inch floppy disks, or 3 inch Amstrad disks.

We recommend that you act sooner rather than later with regards to floppy disk data recovery as the older a disk becomes, the more likely it will be to suffer problems.

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Email us about your floppy disk data recovery requirements: info@cambridgedatarecovery.co.uk

Or call any time on 01223 900400 – lines open 24/7.

Cambridge Data Recovery
St John’s Innovation Centre
Cowley Road
Cambridge
CB4 0WS
UK

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