• Floppy disks don't last forever. Buy new ones at the beginning of the semester.
• Always create a backup copy of your floppy disks. Use it whenever you change a number of files on your working disk in case it develops a problem.
• Disks will become damaged by heat & magnetic fields and physical abuse.
• Format your disks properly. Use 3.5", 1.44 MB HD (high density) disks. A Windows computer can only read PC disk format. A Macintosh computers can read both PC and Mac formats.
• Watch out for virus attacks. If you suspect your disk is infected do not ignore it. Ask a student assistant for help.
• Don't fill your disks to capacity. Leave at least 100K of storage available.