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Offline danbeaver

Re: The Ubiquitous & Fickle Amiga Floppy!
« on: September 13, 2012, 08:55:44 AM »
The floppy drives can be cleaned and aligned at home, although the ability of the heads to read and write may go bad.

The floppies themselves are not affected by household magnetic fields, but over time the magnetic coating becomes less adherent to the plastic disk, with double density faring the worse than high density.
 

Offline danbeaver

Re: The Ubiquitous & Fickle Amiga Floppy!
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2012, 06:31:53 PM »
Check the floppy box for the date of manufacture. If it is greater than ten years start anticipating problems. Disks exposed to prolong heat and cold (garage) will fare much more poorly.