Apple 145B manual Initializing a floppy disk, Third message asks you to name the disk

Initializing a floppy disk

Initializing a new floppy disk prepares the disk to store information.

1.Insert a new floppy disk into your floppy disk drive.

If you inserted a high-density disk (1.4 MB), this message appears:

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If you inserted a double-sided (800K) disk, this message appears:

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2.If you inserted a high-density disk, click Initialize. If you inserted a double-sided disk, click Two-Sided.

A message alerts you that you’re about to erase any information that may be on the floppy disk. A new floppy disk has no information on it.

3.Click Erase.

A third message asks you to name the disk.

4.Type a name for the disk.

If you don’t name the disk, the computer gives it the name “Untitled.”

5.Click OK.

The computer takes about a minute to initialize the disk. When initialization is finished, the icon of the floppy disk appears on the desktop.

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