Although floppy disks were once the medium of choice for computer storage, they haven't been widely used since the end of the '90s.

To use a Floppy Disk Drive on a Windows 11/10 laptop or desktop computer, you can download the Driver or create a Virtual Floppy Disk using these free tools.

As computer networking and new storage formats like USB flash drives and memory cards emerged, the floppy disk's reign waned in the mid-to-late 1990s. The end of the floppy disk era came with the ...

Floppy disks or diskettes emerged around 1970 and, for a good three decades or so, they were the main way many people stored and backed up their computer data.

Flop rock: inside the underground floppy disk music scene Floppy disks are facing extinction, but musicians are still pumping out DIY music projects.

Invented by Alan Shugart at IBM in 1967, the original floppy disk design measured 8 inches (200mm) in diameter, stored 80KB of data and became available for purchase in 1971 as a part of IBM's ...

Pro From floppy disks to fax machines: 5 obsolete piece of tech that do not want to die in 2025 Features By Wayne Williams published 1 January 2025 ...

In honour of the floppy disk, MailOnline reveals the retro tech that older generations still have trouble saying goodbye to - while baffling the kids of today.

San Francisco’s Train System Still Uses Floppy Disks—and Will for Years Three 5.25-inch floppy disks help keep Muni running every morning. A tech upgrade could take until 2030.

Floppy disks or diskettes emerged around 1970 and, for a good three decades or so, they were the main way many people stored and backed up their computer data.