How do I copy jpg files from 3.5 inch disks
recorded on 1.7mb format

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Request for Question Clarification by seizer-ga on 23 Jun 2002 08:13 PDT

Hi there. Is it possible for you to try and find a little more
information regarding how these disks were made? Do you know whether
they were created by an IBM compatible computer (running DOS, Windows,
etc). Or were they made on an Amiga, or Macintosh?

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Clarification of Question by fredc-ga on 23 Jun 2002 14:37 PDT

I created jpg files on four different 3.5 inch floppy disks
with a digital camera.  The disks had been formatted as 1.7
mpb. I was initially able to format this and use them in the
camera.  Now I am unable to copy the image files on to my
hard drive.
thanks for trying
fred

i have not found a button for answer !
--> for reading 1.7 mb floppy search the dos program FDFORMAT
note 1  max mb for real dos bootable d7 : 1,48 mb
           max mb for real dos readable d7 : 1,72 mb
           max mb for NT"dos" readable d7 : 1,68 mb

note 2  if the d7 is dos one, it's dos readable
note 3  with FDFORMAT comes a resident for read, script or format size
           not supported by real dos, they also help for problem in
supported format

note 4 read the complete man of FDFORMAT
note 5 FDFORMAT is free

hope thats help

gav

note 3  suite...
           not supported by real dos, this resident may help for
difficulties with            normally supported d7 format..
note 4 FDFORMAT is free
hope that's help
« desencusatz-me » for my bad english
gav

Depends on what kind of floppy (Mac or Windows) and what OS your
machine is running.

Here's some general help:

For copying on a PC


Click on the My Computer icon.
Double-click on the Floppy (A:) icon. 
Double-click on the hard drive (C:) icon in the My Computer window. 
Open the directory which you want to copy the file into.
Hold the mouse down on the file you want to copy. 
Drag the file to the directory into which you want to copy it. 
Release the mouse. 

For copying on a Mac:


Double click on the floppy disk icon. 
Double click on your hard disk icon. 
Open the file you want to copy to
Hold the mouse down on the file on the diskette. 
Drag the file into the folder you wish to copy it to. 
Release the mouse. 

Now, if you are trying to do something tricky like copy a file from a
Mac to a Windows machine you are going to need to download something
like Transmac:

http://www.asy.com/scrtm.htm

Which will allow your computer to read Mac formatted floppies on a PC.

Does this article answer your question?
http://www.byte.com/documents/s=204/BYT19991103S0010/index.htm

Search terms
://www.google.com/search?q=floppy+1.7

mplungjan-ga

Hi there!

I would have posted this as an answer, but since I'm not 100% sure, I
will just leave it here. I hope it helps you out.

It sounds like you've formatted the disks using the DMF (Distribution
Media Format) method. This was created by Microsoft to allow more
space on their install. If you're interested in gory technical
specifications, look here:

http://www.winimage.com/wimushlp/wini1a1y.htm

It's been a while since I've come across them, but my memory is still
working reasonably, so I hope this will help.

I believe there are two possible reasons why they are not working:

1) You have tried to store more than 16 files in the root (A:\)
directory. DMF only permits 16 files maximum. Perhaps, until now, you
only took 15 pictures or less, but this time, the disks have become
unreadable because the camera tried to store more than 16 files.

2) The camera simply isn't physically capable of writing to these
diskettes. Formatting disks to 1.7mb doesn't always work - some disks
are not up to the job, and the camera's disk drive may have damaged
the floppy disk's surface. This is a problem which could build up over
time, so you may not have noticed it initially when you started using
the disks. Remember, using non-standard capacity disks can actually
damage your drive (I had that problem, way back in the old days, using
a 286 computer with 1.9mb disks).

Anyway, that's not much help to you in recovering these images, but
hopefully I've opened your eyes to the potential problems with DMF
disks.