I had files on floppy disks since 1999 and they were in my storage. But recently I had some issues with my property and time had passed and I did not remember what was the deal made at that time, but suddenly I remembered that I had saved all the files on my floppy disks and there was no way to retrieve those records because time has changed and no PC now a days have any floppy drive. So, i started searching on Amazon and I found this product cheaper than any other brand,so I took a risk and bought this device from the above seller. The product came in 2 days because of prime membership and I was really very happy when this little device worked and I copied all my files from floppy to my PC via usb and then transfered to a usb. I have become suspicious of these various plastic drive bay adapters, as many are clever in intent, but poorly manufactured.

This one seems to be both well engineered and well manufactured, as everything snaps into place precisely as it should. The only thing that somewhat concerns me is using self-tapping screws in the plastic. I understand the additional cost of putting a metal threaded insert into the unit, but if I ever want to move this to another case, I don't expect the threads to survive.

This was the perfect solution for my situation. So glad ICY DOCK makes this product. I have a Fractal Design Define 4 case, which has a removal drive cage.that I lost. The case has 5.25in bays and this drive bay adapter was perfect. The design allows for good ventilation and I was easily able to fit 4 SSDs into it, saving me space and leaving a very clean and open case since the main drive cage is removed. These adapters can even be stacked for extra storage goodness.

Only negative would be the screw holes for mounting the adapter to the bay. My particular one was very difficult to line up and screw in, as if the pre-drilled holes were a little too small.

But other than that, it's a great solution. This bracket has a lot of potential but falls short where it counts.

There are no bottom screw holes so you can only mount it in cases that have side holes. I had to use double stick tape to keep it in place.

To make matters worse, when you slide a drive into the unit, it doesn't lock into place firmly. I've bought a lot of Icy Dock drive mounts over the years and this is the only one that I've ever bought that does not live up to their usual high standard of quality. In my opinion, this product should be avoided unless you don't mind retrofitting it as I did. I found some old work floppy’s and wanted to retrieve the data from them.

I have brought one early locally but had some problems with it reading some of the floppy’s. I ordered this one not knowing what to expect and it work effortlessly when I plugged it the usb port my os windows 7 powering up in seconds. I retrieved my data and then formatted each of the drives – out of twelve drives only three could not be formatted nor read (not saying it was the device, maybe just the floppy’s being ole). This item was better than the previous one that I had (broke due to floppy hanging up in it) as well as performed better. If you required a floppy drive, I would definitely give this one a try – it didn’t let me down and would buy again if needed.

As others have said, this product has 'issues'. My experience is similar to others: manual says there's a disc enclosed that isn't there, and the operation of the drive isn't what one would expect. I plugged the drive into a USB 2 port, and the computer recognized it, and said it was ready to use immediately.(Windows 7 OS.) In my case, after playing with it, I figured out how I need to use it: After putting a floppy in, the menu of what was on the disc came up, and I was able to download the info from it. However, after ejecting the floppy, the next floppy that was inserted was not recognized, and the drive ran on and on and on, as if searching for something.

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I finally stopped it by ejecting the disc, after which the drive asked for a disc to. Works just fine. Reads HDD (1.4 MB) discs from my Mac SE so I can import files to my Mac. MacOS (X) doesn't let you write to floppies but you can read them.

It's not a problem with this drive, macOS just won't do it. Note: It will not read disks sold as 'Double Sided' by Apple back in the 1980s (they're labeled as such). High Density Disks (normal 1.4MB disks) will read just fine, Apple just forged their own path at one point with 'Double Sided' disks, it's unlikely you'll ever see one. It doesn't matter how you format them, it's just not going to work with this drive, I haven't found one that will work with them (again, probably a macOS issue since the discs are like 30 years old). I bought this to get information off my old 3.5' disks.

It was advertised to work with Windows 10, but it would not function with the exception of telling me that something had been installed. It was very frustrating. I was thinking of sending it back. I then brought out my older Windows 7 laptop and plugged the floppy drive in. When I did, it immediately starting loading the drivers and then it worked as it should have.

The unit is very clean looking and is fairly quiet when it is running. The only other problem I had was that it is somewhat difficult to slide the disk in as the door on the unit does not want to open.

It worked better when I inserted the back corner of the disk into the center of the opening first and then the whole disk slid in. It ejected very nicely. Outlet uvooi hdmi cable for mac.

I am working on a HUGE and cumbersome project that requires getting photos off old floppy disks. Our computer does not have a drive for floppy disks. Searched all around our area in stores and business that could help me retrieve the information off the floppy disks. I was told several times that it would be difficult to find a floppy disk drive, one that would work, or be affordable.

Glad I didn't listen. Checked on Amazon, found this item and bought it. This is a God send!

Very easy to use, very reliable. This is one of the best investments I have ever made, especially for the cost. Did not expect to find any priced this low. It is so simple to use just plug in the USB, click on my computer to find the device and click on this icon. One tip though-put the floppy disk into the. The 1.44 MB External Disk Drive is a useful device now that most computers come without that means to store and retrieve files.

The drive from Neoteck arrived right on schedule. First impressions are that the plastic enclosure and labeling are well made. The USB cable is a convenient length (about 2 feet), and the USB connector has a convenient molded grip. As to functionality, the drive accepts and reads the disks normally, a small green lamp lights-up when a disk is inserted. The drive worked flawlessly, reading from and writing to my old 3.5' disks without any issues.

I would recommend this inexpensive drive to family and friends who have a need to store/retrieve data from 3.5 inch disks. This drive was DOA.

The USB cable going into the drive had a bad connection. I ordered three other brands from Amazon when I made this purchase and the other three at least worked. Edited Review: Neoteck sent me a new unit to try after this review. It arrived today, and I inspected it carefully and plugged it in. It reads all my old disks, including all my old software disks. It is an excellent drive, that formats quickly and reads and writes very well. Unlike the previous drive that was an NEC unit, this one is a Teac.

It has a very hefty USB cable with a strong cable restraint. At least we know the folks at Neoteck will make it right if you get a bad unit. Upon opening the carton to this floppy drive, I noticed that it looked EXACTLY like an external floppy drive that I was replacing because I could not get it to format a disk in 720K format.

In fact, the model numbers on both drives were EXACTLY the same (US-FDD). I was VERY disappointed, but decided to try it anyway since I had nothing to lose. I am using Windows 7 32 Bit on an older laptop (I always keep an older OS just for legacy equipment). I tried the standard syntax from the command prompt to format a disk in 720K instead of 1.44 MB: Format a: /t:80 /n:9 It worked! My other drive (which appears to be EXACTLY the same except for the manufacturer) didnt work using ANY procedure that I tried. Maybe this drive has a different firmware or chipset version, but it actually worked.

I tried covering the hole on. I got rid of my last desktop that had a floppy reader in it before I archived all the floppies I had accumulated.

Figured no problem because this external drive would do the trick. I bought it, set it aside and didn't get around to my archiving project for several months. Dumb move because it didn't work. If the specs said it wouldn't work with Vista I missed that part before I bought. I see the technical details now say 'Windows 98/2000 Pro/ME/XP Compatible'. Regardless, it doesn't work, I let too much time go by and they won't take it back.

What I thought was a good deal turns out to be wasted dollars. I don't even see the seller listed for this product anymore. Will try to sell locally on Craigslist. PLEASE read the fine print before you buy and then READ IT AGAIN. Then make sure you try.

Worked as advertised. Plugged into my Win 7 Pro 64-Bit SP1 HP computer.

Did not see any driver loading or searching activity. Opened Windows Explorer and Drive A: was listed. Inserted a 720KB (DD) disk and waited for a minute or two. THIS IS IMPORTANT. Several reviewers mention this: you have to be patient.

Apparently, working data through the FDD-USB-MOBO signal interface is not instant like it was when Windows / PCs actually supported floppy disk drives (newer computers don't any more BTW, directly at least). Anyhow, when the floppy disk drive got quiet and the drive activity light went out, I clicked on View / Refresh and the disk contents appeared, sub-directories and all.

I read a few files including opening a 14-year-old TTF font file and it displayed / printed faultlessly. I then did the same with a 1.44MB (HD) floppy disk without any problems. The only caveat I ran into was. Bottom Line: - It successfully read all 47 of my disks from 1986 to 1994. I plugged it into my Windows 7 Home Premium computer, and it was recognized quickly (less than 1 minute) - It showed up as 'Floppy Disk Drive (A:) under 'Computer', and was accessible upon clicking on that.

Boring details:: - Serious nostalgia trip. It survived my tears of joy as I viewed how well I used to write and comment C code a quarter century ago. If you're like me, you were concerned after reading all the reviews for USB floppy drives.

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After all, who the f still manufactures these things? Yesterday, I bought two from different sources, assuming, at best, that one would work. I started with this one and it worked. Unbelievably, every floppy was readable. We are all reliant upon the statistics of reviews. Before purchasing this, I read 20% negative reviews on many.

I bought this device a few months ago after the passing of my husband and finding a box of 3.5 diskettes while looking through photos for his service. When the box arrived I put it up on a bookshelf and with the day to day taking care of our kids and trying to stay busy I simply forgot about it. I came across the diskettes again over the weekend and remembered I had purchased this drive so I opened it this morning only to find out that it doesn't work. It doesn't show any power getting to the device and my HP laptop is not locating it. It's just frustrating that I have not found a way to contact the seller to even see if they would consider a return for exchange on this. It just shows I had until Nov 11th and I since.

USB floppy drives seem to be something of a hit-or-miss proposition. I've tried several which purported to be able to read any kind of floppy, only to find that they saw more than half of the disks I tried as either unreadable or in need of formatting. This floppy drive works great. I went with HP, since my laptop is an HP model, and I haven't been disappointed. So far this drive has read everything I've put into it, and it was recognized instantly by the laptop I plugged it into. This model is quite a bit more expensive than many other models on the market, but what good is 'saving' money if what you get doesn't work? Spending a little extra is worth it, if you get reliability.This- drive works, and works reliably.

We needed a 'legacy' piece of equipment. When our office upgraded again last year we lost the last of our legacy machines that had a built in floppy drive. Time to get just such a drive, and we went with the HP. Candidly, the reviews of the more economical (i.e., cheaper) models confirmed what we have known for years. You get what you pay for. We invested a bit more in the HP and are glad we did. Cannot compare to a cheaper model because we did not purchase the lower price; however, this piece of equipment worked just fine.

I purchased the HP after reading several disparaging reviews of the cheaper products. It arrived in a timely fashion and worked from the start on a Dell Latitiude running XP. It read about half the old floppies, and I couldn't discern why it was unable to read the others and wanted to format them, which, it warned, would erase all previous data, rendering the whole attempt pointless. I don't think the great American novel is lost to posterity thereby, and some of my daughter's articles might be interesting to her, so I'll keep it, but it is not the performer some reviewers state. Inexpensive and I needed a usb floppy drive since everything new these days doesn't have the oldie A drive anymore.

I literally have hundreds of old floppies with photos, graphics and old photoshop filters and plugins that I had backed up and wanted this for use on my newer Dell. Wasn't sure if it would work or not, but from the reviews, it would work on a 64-bit, Windows 7 setup, so went ahead and ordered. So far, I've been really pleased with it.

Plugged it in to a 2.0 usb and was recognized immediately as my A drive, and has also so far read around 25 old floppies. I still have several of my old computers, my IBM has the A and B drives, but of course is useless without the usb port. There's still stuff on there I want to backup one. Worked right away after plugging it in to my windows 10 PC. It read my old floppy just fine. Didn't need the antiquated directions and disc that were included.

However, when I tried to delete something off of the floppy, it would not read anymore. I suggest that you put in your old floppy discs, and immediately copy the contents to your computer, and do nothing else with the old floppy disc. Floppy discs are old and you pretty much just get one shot at inserting them and copying the data off of them. If you found my review helpful, please click on the 'yes' below that you found this helpful and I will continue to review more products and give updates to my reviews. Worked fine with WINDOWS 10!!!

No configuration, I simply plugged it into a USB 2.0 port and then booted the computer. It was immediately recognized as Drive A and I was able to transfer old 3.5 picture discs to my hard drive with no fuss, no bother. I also transferred some old data files simply to keep them for archival purposes. Beware old batch files (.bat) on the floppies. If you accidently run them, their simple commands will still be active.

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I accidently created some new directories on a hard drive, because the batch file worked. No harm, no foul, I simply deleted them. I was trying to recover data from floppies to my Windows 10 Home machine. I ended up trying five different devices and am posting my review to let you know my results.

First, all five devices worked PERFECTLY on my Windows 7 Pro laptop. However, when plugging in to my Windows 10 machine, three of them would only sit and spin with the drive light on, even though they were recognized as drives by Win10.

After a little looking, I found that the devices that worked on my Windows 10 machine identified themselves and used the driver for the Y-E Data USB floppy, while the devices that just sat and spun identified themselves and used the driver for a TEAC floppy drive. So there must be a little difference in the internal configuration of the drive that is causing the issue. I tried 5 devices and found that the Tendak USB Floppy Disk. Securely wiped about 100 floppies, without issue. Didn't show up on Windows 10 as a drive in My Computer but was accessible from the A: once I went to the command prompt. The USB cord was a bit small only measuring about 18' long, so plan accordingly. Also the eject button occasionally didn't eject the disk all the way and I need to pinch and pull with the ends of my fingers.

Make sure your metal bracket on the diskette isn't bent or warped at all either or the disk will get stuck and you will have to pull and jostle it to remove. For those of use still living in the computer stone age that use (or even know what a 3.5' floppy disk is), this is a very useful supplement (or, some may say, essential device) for the majority of modern computers than don't even come with a floppy disk drive.

Simply plug into a USB port, and there you have it - a floppy disk drive. No drivers to install, nothing to 'set.'

Plug it in and it works. Other people have criticized floppies for their unreliability. This is contrary to my experience; in over 20 years of PC use, I have never had a floppy disk failure; still, one might consider a 'flash memory' USB device as an alternative. We may see floppy disks disappear entirely in favor of the latter, and other external memory devices. I purchased a 512 mB 'U3' flash memory, which, truthfully, I.

I sacrificed my opportunity to return this (recently purchased) apparently defective drive and I disassembled the housing of the drive. The label on the bottom of the drive HOUSING indicates: generic label Model No. FD-05PUB P/N: 19308801-19 S/N: U356244 Made in China The label on the INSIDE of this drive (on the drive itself) indicates: TEAC Model No.

FD-05HG P/N: 19307587-85 S/N: K065645 Made in Malaysia Besides these apparent label discrepancies described above, the generic drive this particular product rating applies to has a white case but the drive door and eject button are black. Seems to me they should be the same color (unless multicolored drives was the 'style' once and I missed it). As this drive is defective/unreliable, I ordered several more other drives (different 'brands' from different popular online vendors such as Amazon, Newegg, and TigerDirect). I even spent a bit more money for some drives to investigate whether or not price may have any correlation with product.

I was trying to recover data from floppies to my Windows 10 Home machine. I ended up trying five different devices and am posting my review to let you know my results. First, all five devices worked PERFECTLY on my Windows 7 Pro laptop. However, when plugging in to my Windows 10 machine, three of them would only sit and spin with the drive light on, even though they were recognized as drives by Win10. After a little looking, I found that the devices that worked on my Windows 10 machine identified themselves and used the driver for the Y-E Data USB floppy, while the devices that just sat and spun identified themselves and used the driver for a TEAC floppy drive. So there must be a little difference in the internal configuration of the drive that is causing the issue.

I tried 5 devices and found that the Tendak USB Floppy Disk. This review is for the Sabrent model FL-UDRV. Overall this floppy drive is great for the price, but may need attention. There are many previous reviews here that report that the drive is not able to read floppies which were written to by a different drive. An error is presented upon reading it saying something like the disk needs to be formatted.

However, it is able to format and read data that itself writes. This is exactly what I have experienced with this drive model. Apparently, it is a hit-or-miss on whether you get a good drive. I have looked into the issue with my own drive and decided not to return it, but rather to fix it myself. (I used to be a computer repair technician years ago) Disclaimer: This will void the warranty. It is better to contact the manufacturer.

I couldn't figure out how to use it. I called the company, and they didn't know either, offering instead to send me a new one. Many people have left negative reviews, simply because they did not know the secret instructions: Here they are: Problem: When you connect this device, nothing much happens and drive A: fails to show up in File Explorer. Secret Instructions: You can make it show up by typing A: in the File Explorer address bar. Problem: When you try to open a file, you may get mysterious error messages or garbage.

Secret Instructions: Copy the files to another folder on your hard disk first, then open them. In cleaning out a dusty old attic for an elderly neighbor I happened upon a box of old floppy disks. One problem, neither my neighbor or I had a disk drive.

We were both eager to see what might be contained on these decade(s) old disks. Could it be clues to some form of buried treasure? Perhaps notes from a private investigator on an unsolved case? Old pornographic stories written by someone too embarrassed to see them published?

We had to find out! So, I bought the Newstyle External 3.5' Floppy Disk Drive! The product had a great price and shipped fast. Immediately my neighbor and I delved into the hundreds of disks we had found and were amazed at their contents. I always read the 1-star reviews first.

I want to know what's bad about an item before I buy it. I read the 1-star reviews on the external drive and, have to say, I was a little nervous.

I was cleaning out a storage unit I have had for years and came across a ton of floppy disks. I wanted to know what was on them so I ordered this drive. I can say that it worked perfectly right out of the box on my Windows 10 machine. If you're in the same boat as I was, and maybe have come across a bunch of old disks, this is the drive you need. This drive is quick, and works great for accessing old 3.5 floppy disks. The installation is easy; it has a plug-and-play interface so it should work as soon the cable is connected, but if that doesn't work it comes with a small disk with the drivers for manual installation.

It doesn't have a problem with reading the disks, but one quirk of the drive is that occasionally the device driver fails and causes it to misread a disk as either corrupted or non-formatted. If this happens, you do not want to format your disk (unless you're absolutely sure it is a disk failure) because your data is fine.

To fix the driver (on a windows machine at least): -You need to go into the device manager (located under Computer Properties) -Uninstall the driver under 'floppy disk drives' (it will say something like 'Y-E DATA USB-FDU').Then unplug the floppy drive and plug it back in.