The first thing to do if you think you may be the victim of a bad floppy is to check the properties. This could mean that you have a bad floppy disk, or simply one that is full. If there are any bad sectors on the floppy disk, your operating system will inform you of this. For most users, simply clicking OK to save the backup onto a floppy is enough to protect their data. Though none of our users to date have exceeded the space limitations of a floppy disk when making backups, many have encountered the common defective or damaged disks that cost them a backup.
Floppy disks are very sensitive and are easily damaged through heavy use and common wear and tear.
Many of our users are now running computers equipped with more durable and reliable forms of removable media, such as an Iomega ZIP drive. Saving a backup to one of these drives is as easy as typing the drive letter in the path and file name box. You may also save backups directly to your hard drive by specifying a directory. This will save the backup directly to this folder on your hard drive. Even if you are making regular backups on floppy disks, occasionally saving a backup to a ZIP disk or a networked hard drive will further protect your valuable Schedule Star data.