Have you thrown you old floppy disks away?
By anafilipa
@anafilipa (79)
Portugal
January 7, 2012 10:14am CST
That is a question I ask most people. It's totally random, but interesting to me.
We all used to use floppy disks around ten years ago, but now computers can't even read them (or at least those that are sold now can't. Our old ones will always be able to. Well, till they die.)!
I have personally kept all of my old floppy disks, since I have so many in such pretty colors! I made "art" with them. If you search "floppy disk art" you'll know what I mean.
How about you? Did you keep your old floppy disks?
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11 responses
@enelym001 (8322)
• Philippines
7 Jan 12
5 1/4 or 3 1/2 floppy disks?
I was not seeing those things anymore. Maybe my mom was have kept it or throew it out already. I have a lot of them before
I was not seeing those things anymore. Maybe my mom was have kept it or throew it out already. I have a lot of them before
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
7 Jan 12
en
I do regret for not saving one.
Actually my kids are asking if I ever saved any...wahhhh....so bad of me 
I do regret for not saving one.
Actually my kids are asking if I ever saved any...wahhhh....so bad of me @enelym001 (8322)
• Philippines
7 Jan 12
I think what you have in mind are those 3 1/2 floppy disks which has a lot of colors.
@anafilipa (79)
• Portugal
7 Jan 12
I don't even know the difference between the different kinds of floppy disks... I only use them for their looks.
@anafilipa (79)
• Portugal
8 Jan 12
Open it physically or see what files are in it? Sorry, that just really confused me.
@nenaandtrey (223)
• United States
8 Jan 12
Yes i still have all my floppy disk. and have floppy drive i my computer. I even have a camera that uses floppy disk.
@anafilipa (79)
• Portugal
8 Jan 12
A camera that uses floppy disks? I'd never heard of it, but it sounds cool!
And your cat is so cute! :)
@ckciasigurl (2081)
• Italy
8 Jan 12
hi anafilipa
it has been when the floppy disk has been terminated because of our technology today, i admit that i have a usb now , but i have still a floppy disk here in my room i kept it just for a remembrance to show to the next generation that there is a floppy disk and what the floppy disk looks like i like to have a remembrance of this because the technology now a days is different.
@anafilipa (79)
• Portugal
8 Jan 12
That's a good point. We should show future generations technology from the past and present.
@Bamboee (645)
• United Arab Emirates
7 Jan 12
Yup I have my floppy disks..
Its a memory for me..
When my dad got the first computer at home..
and me and my brother use to fight over saving our personal files and folders..
so dad gave us a bunch each..
One of them I had stored music..
The other I had some files from school..
The other i had made a diary and I use to write it..
and I had put a sticker and done some drawing!!
even putting a tag saying "do not touch"..
hehe, I dont think so i would ever want to throw them ever..
They are precious to me!
@anafilipa (79)
• Portugal
7 Jan 12
Aw! I don't have many floppy disk memories (lol, that sounds funny), since I was very little when they stopped being used. But I remember we used to draw on Microsoft Paint in kindergarten, and I'd save my drawing on my hot pink floppy disk.
@voracious (624)
• Philippines
8 Jan 12
Floppy disks are now obsolete so I threw some of them and I kept some as a memory of the past.
@kin2cabrera (34)
• Philippines
8 Jan 12
i didn't keep my floppy disks . i don't see floppy disks anymore :)
but i remember my last touch with a floppy disks. it's when i am in elementary that time. a floppy disk art? i'll try to search it.
@kin2cabrera (34)
• Philippines
8 Jan 12
wow. it's cool. i searched it a second ago. sadly, i don't have floppy disks anymore.
@anafilipa (79)
• Portugal
8 Jan 12
Lol! As I've stated previously, to me it isn't even a matter of time. I just simply never throw anything away!
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
7 Jan 12
Honestly, yes.
I haven't saved any.
I regretted for not saving one- at least for souvenir(duh)
I only realized just now upon reading your topic :(
@anafilipa (79)
• Portugal
7 Jan 12
Aww, I'm sorry, I guess. You can still buy them at some places, although they've been discontinued.
@jadoixa (1166)
• Philippines
8 Jan 12
i have not kept one because we don't have desktop computers anymore..our computer cannot read floppy disks too..also it would be great to keep them if we still have those old desktop computer that are able to read them..i think it's great to have them as a remembrance especially those on colorful colors..
@anafilipa (79)
• Portugal
8 Jan 12
Yes, the colors are great. My main computer is a laptop too, so it can't read floppy disks either.
But I don't have them to actually use them as floppy disks.
@aanjhelikah (22)
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8 Jan 12
I think I was able to keep some (mostly those that were used in school), but I am not sure where I placed them.. & the floppy disk art is cool :)
@anafilipa (79)
• Portugal
8 Jan 12
Thanks! I really do love floppy disk art. :)
I used to use floppy disks at school a lot too.
@parascevi (313)
• Greece
8 Jan 12
Hi
I have not kept any floppy disk, i have thrown all them away. But i find this you are doing very very sweet and beautiful. Maybe you want to keep generally old stuff that reminds you the past for ex. old vinyl records which i still keep.
so good for you for keeping your floppy disks!
