drives are actually not that vulnerable to magnetic interference. if they where… well we are sitting on a giant magnet all the time (earth)
I think your parents might’ve dropped you as a child.
SaltyIceteaMaker@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
I think your parents might’ve dropped you as a child.
drives are actually not that vulnerable to magnetic interference. if they where… well we are sitting on a giant magnet all the time (earth)
daggermoon@piefed.world 2 months ago
Floppy discs are more resilient than that. I’ve seen videos with people testing it. It took a more powerful magnet to corrupt the data on it. I should test it myself. I don’t think a magnet like that would do any harm.
observantTrapezium@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Age might be a factor though. Recently I found a stash of floppies from around 2002, which were definitely good when they were stored. I think I was eventually able to extract only about 20% of the data.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 months ago
noooo my floppy stash
daggermoon@piefed.world 2 months ago
Better get to backing up those lo-res titty pics sooner rather than later.