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I have Windows 10 and in the Device and Drives I have three,  and among them the Floppy Disk Drive (A:).  When I click on it, it tells me to insert a disk, but there is a disk inserted, a Memorex DVD-R.  What can I do so I can read what is in the disk?   Thank you.  Anna Ruth   Look here:
https://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-PA2669U-External-Floppy-Drive/dp/B001158PG4
The Toshiba floppy drive is external.

A DVD-R is not floppy. It is very stiff.
Floppy drives require Floppy disks.   
Geek please re-read before you Post...

She's not looking for a floppy drive...She said:
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n the Device and Drives I have three,  and among them the Floppy Disk Drive (A:).  When I click on it, it tells me to insert a disk, but there is a disk inserted, a Memorex DVD-R.
Quote from: foxygrandma on March 07, 2017, 09:11:55 PM
I have Windows 10 and in the Device and Drives I have three,  and among them the Floppy Disk Drive (A:).  When I click on it, it tells me to insert a disk, but there is a disk inserted, a Memorex DVD-R.  What can I do so I can read what is in the disk?   Thank you.  Anna Ruth
Your post doesn't make sense.  A Memorex DVD-R is an optical DISC, not a floppy disk.  And, you mentioned the Floppy Disk Drive (A:), which does not accommodate DVD, or optical, discs. 

How many drives do you see when you open File Explorer and click in This PC? Quote from: foxygrandma on March 07, 2017, 09:11:55 PM
I have Windows 10 and in the Device and Drives I have three,  and among them the Floppy Disk Drive (A:).  When I click on it, it tells me to insert a disk, but there is a disk inserted, a Memorex DVD-R.  What can I do so I can read what is in the disk?   Thank you.  Anna Ruth   

The disk in left side of my laptop is round and says on it Memorex DVD-Rfoxygrandma

By tradition the A: is reserved for a floppy disc but any other.
The floppy disc is in a square plastic  envelope. Colons may vary.


[attachment deleted by admin to conserve space] Quote from: soybean on March 08, 2017, 12:17:40 PM
How many drives do you see when you open File Explorer and click in This PC?
This remains unanswered. What is on the DVD ? ?...if blank sometimes the drive doesn't show...

Is the DVD drive listed in My Computer ? ?...if so double-clik it and it should open and CD or DVD thats in the drive. Quote from: Geek-9pm on March 08, 2017, 09:29:27 AM
She said:
Quote from: Geek-9pm on March 11, 2017, 10:35:30 PM
foxygrandma

By tradition the A: is reserved for a floppy disc but any other.
The floppy disc is in a square plastic  envelope. Colons may vary.


Boy, am I confused!  Now I have a  Memorex high speed in, a CD-RW,  in and it does the same.
In This PC it shows, under Devices and Drives(3):  Local Disk (C:), 3ECOVERY (D:) and DVD RW Drive (E:).  When I bought the envelopes that these were in, they showed Disk.  I no longer have the envelopes.

Quote from: soybean on March 12, 2017, 10:36:46 AM
This remains unanswered.

In This PC it shows, under Devices and Drives(3):  Local Disk (C:), 3ECOVERY (D:) and DVD RW Drive (E:). E: is your DVD drive...so whenever you want to use it you double clik E: to open it...
Quote from: foxygrandma on March 12, 2017, 10:41:32 PM
In This PC it shows, under Devices and Drives(3):  Local Disk (C:), 3ECOVERY (D:) and DVD RW Drive (E:).

I am getting this - This remains unanswered.   And it has been answered. Quote from: soybean on March 12, 2017, 10:36:46 AM
This remains unanswered.

I do not see This PC in File Explorer.  There are a bunch of FREQUENT Folders and Recent Files. Quote from: patio on March 12, 2017, 12:00:34 PM
What is on the DVD ? ?...if blank sometimes the drive doesn't show...

Is the DVD drive listed in My Computer ? ?...if so double-clik it and it should open and CD or DVD thats in the drive.

The DVD has my documents in it from years ago and so does the CD-RW's


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