When this button is selected, your Mac will read the disk into memory. This operation is non-destructive.
To read the disk into memory, click here. This operation is non-destructive.
Not available because it is not effective with the current setting, because this System version lacks the needed functionality (PC Exchange), or because you have asked to copy a disk.
Not available because the disk size won’t be changed with the current setting, or because you have asked to copy a disk.
Use this pop-up menu to choose the size of Double Density disks. High Density disks are not affected, because they are always formatted as 1.4M. Disks other than floppies are not affected as well.
Use this pop-up menu to choose the disk format.
To leave the disk on the Mac desktop when the job is finished, click here.
Tip: to toggle this setting on the fly, hold down the shift key before ejection.
To eject the disk when the job is finished, click here.
Tip: to toggle this setting on the fly, hold down the shift key before ejection.
Not available because it is not effective with the current setting, or because you have asked to copy a disk.
To skip inspection of floppies for bad sectors, click here. You will not be able to spot bad floppies.
To let the operating system find and lock out bad sectors on floppies, click here. Operation proceeds as if this option was off with disks other than floppies.
To iconize or de-iconize the window, click here. To save the disk image residing in memory, drag this icon to a Finder window. To remove the disk image from memory, drag this icon to the Trash.
Here you see the name of the disk whose image is loaded in memory.
Here you see the name of the last disk Disk Charmer saw.
Here you read about the action being performed.
To create disks with a normal-sized catalog, click here.
To create disks with a shortened catalog, click here. The larger the disk, the more you gain (9K on a 800K disk, 19K on a 1440K disk, 1.5 MB on a Zip). Most effective if you keep only one or two items on the disk: the catalog grows as you add items.
To avoid a caution alert before wiping out a disk, click here.
To show a caution alert before wiping out a disk, click here.
When this button is selected, your Mac will check the disk media for reliability. This operation is non-destructive.
To check the disk media for reliability, click here. This operation is non-destructive.
When this button is selected, your Mac will quickly erase disks (no initializing will take place). This will use the current disk size.
To quickly erase disks (no initializing will take place), click here. This will use the current disk size.
When this button is selected, your Mac will initialize disks. This will force the maximum disk size on High Density disks, or use the size shown below on Low Density disks. Disks other than floppies are not initialized, but simply erased.
Not available because you have asked to copy a disk. To withdraw the copy request, use the File menu.
To initialize disks, click here. This will force the maximum disk size on High Density disks, or use the size shown below on Low Density disks. Disks other than floppies are not initialized, but simply erased.
