Shirely,
Check the floppy by viewing the disk on another computer. That should tell you if the copy was made correctly.
That said.....Floppy disks are NOT a good source for important back ups. They can be damaged easily and lose all the important data. A better way to backup your data would be to use a CD Writer which allows you to make permanent backups on CD-R disks. The internal models are recommended and usually cheaper but if the computer doesn't have room, an "external" CD-RW will do the job and works fine. Watch for sales and it can be done quite economically.
Hope this helps.
Grif
I always back up my important files on floppy disks, but do not know how to make sure the back ups are ok.
Is there a way to confirm that the info is backed up?
W98SE, I.E.6.0, sp1.
TIA.
Shirley

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