do you still use Floppy disks?

do you still use Floppy disks? - Those ol' things.
India
February 3, 2007 10:38am CST
Its been years since i saw a floppy disk around.Floppy disks are such sloppy things to use.I've always have had problems with floppy disks,they become corrupt often.I use USB flash drives which can store more.
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13 responses
• United States
4 Feb 07
I hate the things. Where I work, people bring in floppies all the time, so I can print the documents they have stored on the disk. Half the time, the floppies don't even work. People don't understand that the quality of floppies is nil.
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• India
4 Feb 07
yeah i've faced the same problem all the time.
• India
4 Feb 07
(+) rated.
@shilpaum (1752)
• India
4 Feb 07
I have floppy drive in my computer but it isn't pluged in. So I don't use it anymore. Floppy disks are so unreliable. You never know when one is going to fail on you. Still many people use it, I wonder why..? I prefer Pen drive..!
• India
4 Feb 07
No i dont see people using it.i think its history.
@shilpaum (1752)
• India
4 Feb 07
Hi....! I'm from India. We have cyber cafe, so I come across with such people who still use flppy. Again we deal in computer sales & service, peripherals so many time customer demand for floppy and floppy drive.
• India
4 Feb 07
anyways thanks.
@pix_trix (447)
• India
4 Feb 07
well i have been using CDs since quite some time now, and whenever i have to carry a lot of data, i prefer to use DVDs instead... so floppys have become exticnt for me, infact in my friends computer, he got a branded one, there isnt a floppy drive installed in the first place. so there is no option for him to use it. i have a drive in my computer but i rarely use it!
• India
4 Feb 07
lol..what he really has'nt got a slot for the floppy drive.Thats kewl!
@lefty999 (147)
• Belgium
4 Feb 07
NO :p i need to search for a floppy drive if i want it,and the most computers i fix are without them. I use an external hard drive now a days or a usb stick
• India
4 Feb 07
so you fix and assemble computers huh?
@merkava (1225)
• Philippines
4 Feb 07
I don't use floppies anymore. 1 floppy disk is the equivalent to 2 cd-r discs. For transferring data I use usb flash drives, they can store more data and can transfer them faster. They're also more rugged and less cumbersome to bring along.
• India
4 Feb 07
yeah i use em too..
@annakha (52)
• Indonesia
4 Feb 07
My computer still support with floppy disk, because i have many friend from various era. if my friend from prehistoric era come and bring floppy disk, I'll not disappoint him
• India
4 Feb 07
thanks + rated.
• India
4 Feb 07
no now i not use the floppy drive becoz cd is more stable than it
• India
4 Feb 07
yes it is..
@flikkenni (537)
• Indonesia
4 Feb 07
Nowadays, floppy disk is not useful because they only can a little storage about 1.44mb. And flash drive is cheaper so it will be more worth to use flash drive than floppy disk as it can keep more data with bigger capacity. Now, i don't use floppy disk anymore, even i waste my floppy drive because it wasn't useful. I prefer using flash drive rather than using floppy disk because it can store more data.
• India
4 Feb 07
yes i do the same...
• Malaysia
4 Feb 07
Nobody uses floppy nowadays, more and more people are using usb flash drive and some even using external hard disk to get the extra space. Using RW cd is also an option for those who don't have a pen drive or external hard disk.
• India
4 Feb 07
indeed! thanks for your reply.
@danoneism (679)
• Malaysia
3 Feb 07
the last time i used i is about 3-4 years ago... man.. nowdays it harder to find floppy disk than thumbdrives.. but anyonhe who wants to use it.. my pc still hav a drive for those ancient disk... hehe... im not removing it just in case i need it somedays...
• India
4 Feb 07
you can also consider it as something antique..lol
• India
4 Feb 07
I used them before, but now I am thinking of making a pen stand with them. I have a lot of damaged Floppies. But now, I prefer to take my required data via e-mail instead of Floppy. In floppy we can store about 1.44 MB but through mail I can send about 8-20 MB at once. As I download them at home as required. Even I get backup for me when I like. So floppies are a bit obsolete. Have a nice day.
• India
4 Feb 07
Great reply! That is a great idea.I often do it too. (+)RAted.
• United States
3 Feb 07
lol... i can't even use a floppy disk if i wanted to. my computer doesn't have that opion. lol. so i guess i'm stuck with cds.
• India
3 Feb 07
lmao..thats great.
@rhood2019 (109)
• India
4 Feb 07
Floppies are better suited for museum. It was a great medium in the past but no more. Also floppies are not as dependable as a cd or a dvd or a pendrive. But they have well earned their place in history. It has a meager memory which is voltile. I have learned a lesson with a great cost trusting them. So goodluck to them who are still using them but certainly a museum piece to me.
• India
4 Feb 07
lmao...good one.Thanks for your response.