Cyclic reduncy check

[smithcza]

Hi

I urgently need to copy files from a 3.5' floppy but I get the Data error (Cyclic Redundancy Check) . Is there any way I can recover the data?

Please help.

Regards,

Smithcza

SmithcZA

 

[rvnguy]

Cyclic Redundancy Checks (CRC) are there to detect errors. Basically, due to dust or scratches, bad head positioning, or whatever. Either try another floppy drive or another PC's floppy drive, if no joy then most likely the file is corrupted.

If readable on another machine try burning all to a cd.

rvnguy
"I know everything..I just can't remember it all

 

[LeonBar]

You can get a Cyclic Redundancy Check from saving a word document to a floppy, taking it out of the machine before you fully close the word program. I have had that happen many times with some of my users. I once had a union contract the user worked on for hours she saved to to floppy disk closed the document but didn't close word. she saved it to floppy disk. she took the disk out then closed word. she took the disk to an other compter and came out with the dreded Cyclic Redundancy Check error. she called me I tried everything then found the bad copy program. I did purchase it. 8 out of 10 times It did fix the problem. Good luck.

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Leon

 

[smithcza]

Thanks Leon

This is actually one of a set of installation disks. (yes we still use software of floppies! Problem is, someone wrote macros in Quatro Pro ages ago and no one bothered to transfer them to Excel untill it is , of course, too late)

Will give it a go.

Regards,

Christiaan

SmithcZA

 

[irweazel]

i always try sticking it in a Windows 98 machine if you have one around, it sounds random but it saved me a couple of time