How to Copy a Floppy Image to a CD

It is possible to back up your floppy disk information onto a CD.

The image of a CD, floppy disk or any other media storage device contains information describing the data stored on the hardware. If you have the image of a floppy disk stored on your computer, it is possible to save it onto any other memory product, including a CD. Due to the small size of the floppy-disk image it only takes a few moments to write to a CD, and it is possible to write hundreds of floppy-disk images to the same CD.

Things You'll Need

• CD burner

Instructions

1. Insert the blank CD into the CD burner. Close out the Autoplay window that loads onto the screen.

2. Click the "Start" button on the desktop, then choose either "My Computer" or "Computer" (depending on the operating system you are using).

3. Double click the CD icon. A window loads onto the screen, representing the files stored on the blank CD.

4. Click and drag the floppy image into the open window. Repeat this process with all of the floppy-disk images you want on the CD.

5. Close out the open window, right click the icon, then choose "Properties" from the pull-down menu. This loads a new display onto the screen. Select the "Recording" tab, followed by "OK," and the floppy images are written onto the CD.

References

• Microsoft: Windows CD Burning Secrets