As with other low ratings, the disc will now not be read. Same message as other reviews. 3.5 inch drive not recognized. This morning I transferred a file from my old computer to a 3.5 inch floppy disk. Now the drive won't even let me insert a disc. Does the disc only go partially? 01/29/2020: I have updated my rating for this article. The problem I was having may not have been solely due to the drive but was partly due to the drive I was using. Frustrated that the drive wasn't working, I got frustrated and ripped it apart. Inside I found the problem. Apparently one of the hard drives I was using lost its protective shield and blocked access to the internal media. Somehow the drive had loosened its protective shield and got stuck in the mechanism. This prevented me from inserting another disc. The drive is now reading the disc. I'm not sure why I didn't notice that the hard drive was corrupt because it stopped working a while ago. My recommendation: Most discs have a metal slider. Do not use discs with plastic screens. I'm not sure why I'm getting the "can't format disk" error.
External Floppy Disk Drive - 3.5-inch USB Floppy Disk Reader, Portable 1.44 MB FDD, Plug and Play for PC Windows 2000/XP/7/8 - No Additional Driver Required
8 Review
πΎ Dynex USB External Floppy Drive DX-EF101 (1.44MB)
7 Review
π₯οΈ Nice2MiTu 3.5" USB External Floppy Disk Drive: Portable 1.44 MB FDD USB Drive for PC Windows 10 7 8 XP Vista Mac Black β Plug and Play Convenience (1P)
10 Review
RAAYOO USB Floppy Disk Reader Drive, 3.5β External Portable 1.44 MB FDD Diskette Drive for Windows 7/8/2000/XP/Vista PC Laptop Desktop Notebook Computer - Plug and Play, No Extra Drivers Needed (Black)
8 Review
18 TB External HDD Western Digital WD Elements Desktop, USB 3.0, black
95 Review
8TB Seagate Backup Plus Hub Desktop Hard Drive with Data Recovery Services
56 Review
2 TB External HDD ADATA DashDrive Durable HD650, USB 3.2 Gen 1, Blue
55 Review
π Seagate Expansion 3TB Portable USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (STEA3000400) in Black
60 Review