Windows error 0x800706F9, -2147023111

Detailed Error Information

UNRECOGNIZED_MEDIA[1]

MessageThe disk media is not recognized. It may not be formatted.
Declared inwinerror.h

HRESULT analysis[2]

FlagsSeverityFailure
Reserved (R)false
OriginMicrosoft
NTSTATUSfalse
Reserved (X)false
FacilityCode7 (0x007)
NameFACILITY_WIN32[2][1]
DescriptionThis region is reserved to map undecorated error codes into HRESULTs.[2][1]
Error Code1785 (0x06f9)

This is a Win32 error which has been mapped into an HRESULT. More information may be available in error 0x000006f9.

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Error 0x800706F9 when trying to copy files off floppy disk

I have some old files on 3.5" floppy disks (probably written on Windows 2000 or XP) that I need to copy over to my Windows 10 hard drive. Some of the files are MS Office documents, some pictures, and a few executable files. I have a USB 2.0 external floppy [...] read more
windows-10
file-transfer
floppy

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Sources

  1. winerror.h from Windows SDK 10.0.14393.0
  2. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc231198.aspx

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