How long do media transfers take?

To transfer your 3.5 inch floppy disks we may need to use a software to extract the data that’s stored on there. This can take a few minutes, a few hours or even a few days depending on the condition of the floppy disk and how many different softwares we need to use to extract the data.

Once we’ve transferred the floppy disk we then need to copy the files onto to your USB/hard drive, depending on the size of the file this can take a little while. Generally we’d allow for a few days to complete an order of multiple floppy disk transfers.

If you need your 3.5 inch floppy disks transferred quickly please let us know ahead of time so we can accommodate tight deadlines

Is there are bulk discount for large orders?

Unfortunately we don’t offer a discount for large orders.

What happens if a floppy disk is too old to play?

We’ll make every effort to transfer all of your floppy disks – sometimes they are old and unfortunately they can’t be transferred. We only charge for floppy disks that are successfully transferred.

What size USB do I need to put my 3.5 inch floppy disk files onto?

Great questions – As a rule-of-thumb, most floppy disks are under 1GB data once transferred.

It’s important to keep in mind that the actual storage space on a USB or hard drive is usually around 80%, as a rule of thumb, of what was advertised. That means if you have an 8GB USB you may only be able to fit 7GB of data on there.