Apple 145 manual You can’t delete a file on a floppy disk

A message says that a disk is not initialized—but you know that it is.

mThe disk may not be seated properly in the disk drive. Eject it and try inserting it again.

mThe disk may be damaged. If you insert another disk in the drive and the message does not appear, you can assume that the original disk needs repair. See Chapter 8 for information about recovering information from a damaged disk. If the second disk is also not recognized, take the computer or disk drive to an authorized Apple service provider.

You can’t delete a file on a floppy disk.

mThe disk may be locked. Unlock it by sliding the tab so that it covers the hole at the corner of the disk.

mThe file may be locked. You can unlock it in its Info window (choose Get Info from the File menu). Or you can hold down the Option key while you choose Empty Trash from the Special menu.

mAn application program may be using the file. You’ll need to quit the program.

You can’t save or copy files onto a floppy disk.

mThe disk may be locked. Unlock it by sliding the tab so that it covers the hole at the corner of the disk.

mThe disk may be full. Delete files you no longer need or use a different disk.

See Chapter 8 for more information about working with disk drives and disks.

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