Hardy and Floppy Disk (SOLVED)

[Edmund Laugasson]

>>> Yes, I know that floppies are supposed to be Stone Age now. However, my 
>>> computer came with a floppy drive when it was made for me so I decided 
>>> to use it.
>>>
>>> I have my accounts on GNUCash, which creates a small text file, so I 
>>> keep a copy on a floppy disk as a back up. And it has proved very useful 
>>> more than once. It would be overkill to use a CD or a DVD for it.
>>>
>> I'd not rely on a floppy as backup, they tend(ed) to get scratched or 
>> demagnetized too easily. What about a usb flash stick? They're a lot 
>> more resilient to cell phones :)
>> I.
>>
> 
> I have considered that too. When I asked about it in my local computer 
> shop, (the people who built my computer for me) they said that memory 
> sticks are not meant to be used for back-ups. I know that floppies can 
> be a bit dodgy, so I actually keep two backups on separate disks.


What about MToolsFM? It uses mtools utilities, which are especially meant for DOS floppies. MToolsFM 
is a graphical frontend for mtools. It allows access to DOS-formatted media without mounting.

Homepage - http://mtoolsfm.sourceforge.net/

Can be installed:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install mtoolsfm && sudo ldconfig && sudo dpkg --configure -a 
&& sudo apt-get clean


$ sudo apt-cache show mtoolsfm
Package: mtoolsfm
Priority: optional
Section: universe/otherosfs
Installed-Size: 260
Architecture: i386
Version: 1.9-3-5ubuntu1
Filename: pool/universe/m/mtoolsfm/mtoolsfm_1.9-3-5ubuntu1_i386.deb
Size: 64018
Description: a graphical user interface for accessing dos formatted floppies
  MToolsFM is a graphical interface to the mtools package, which provides
  stateless (= no mounting) access to FAT (DOS) formatted floppy diskettes.