How to Recover Files on a Zip Disk

Before the advent of jump drives with multiple gigabytes, zip disks existed. Zip disks, created by Iomega, had 100 MB, 250 MB or 750 MB on them and needed a special zip drive to communicate with your computer. However, the basic idea is the same as a floppy disk or a jump drive. You saved information on a zip disk and recovered it from the disk when you needed it.

Things You'll Need

• Zip drive
• Zip drive installation CD

Instructions

1. Insert the zip drive install CD into your computer's optical drive. Click "zipdriveinstall.exe." Click "Next." Click "Install" and "Finish" when the installation is complete.

2. Plug the zip drive into your computer's USB or Firewire port.

3. Insert the zip disk into the zip drive. Double-click on the zip disk to open it. Drag the files you want to recover from the zip disk and drop them on your computer's desktop or a specific folder, such as "My Documents."

4. Eject the zip disk from your computer.

Tips & Warnings

• Zip drives are only compatible with older operating systems, such as Windows 98 and XP.

References

• Your Dictionary: Zip disk - Computer Dictionary Definition