[REQUEST] How to use a USB floppy drive with Windows 10

[nlinecomputers]

At 13:11 it explains that the disk needs to go into a computer with a native floppy controller and won't work anywhere else even in the USB floppy that I've been attempting. That is why I won't be able to get those photos off conventionally.

You have misunderstood that. That is ONLY referring to the memory stick FDD adapter, not regular Floppy Disks. But that is all unneeded if you are using Memory Sticks then you don't need the adapter. Just a memory stick reader. There are lots of multi-format memory card readers around that plug into USB.

 

[HFultzjr]

Here is a manual that may help.
I didn't read the entire thing, but page 27 looks interesting.

https://docs.sony.com/release//MVCFD73.pdf

 

[~Wendy~]

Okay so some success today-hooked up that old XP machine and it easily read the diskette! The fella in the picture is now 6'7" and graduated high school.

Thank you all for your suggestions. That video hit the sweet spot about the controller.

(Edit: link didn't upload...here it is: http://imgur.com/a/qSVIQ )

 

[~Wendy~]

Here is a good youtube video that talks about the various Mavica cameras.

It's well worth the watch -

THANK you again for your helpful video, @Altster

 

[DRPCNZ]

Okay so some success today-hooked up that old XP machine and it easily read the diskette! The fella in the picture is now 6'7" and graduated high school.

Thank you all for your suggestions. That video hit the sweet spot about the controller.

(Edit: link didn't upload...here it is: http://imgur.com/a/qSVIQ )

That was about to be mu suggestion "Great minds mst think alike"

 

[nlinecomputers]

Great news. Glad it worked. But$10 says that your USB drive is faulty.

 

[fincoder]

But$10 says that your USB drive is faulty.

or issues with Windows 10 reading FAT12 formatted floppies.

 

[nlinecomputers]

All floppies are FAT 12. Windows 10 handles them just fine on my machines.

 

[fincoder]

All floppies are FAT 12. Windows 10 handles them just fine on my machines.

OK, thanks for confirming that as I was unable to find that precise info when googling. I thought that floppies might have been formatted as FAT16 after an earlier phase of FAT12.