Device and Drives

[foxygrandma]

 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   

[Geek-9pm]

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.   

[patio]

Geek please re-read before you Post...

She's not looking for a floppy drive...

[Geek-9pm]

She said:

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.

[soybean]

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?

[foxygrandma]

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-R

[Geek-9pm]

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.


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[soybean]

How many drives do you see when you open File Explorer and click in This PC?

This remains unanswered.

[patio]

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.

[foxygrandma]

She said:

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.

[foxygrandma]

This remains unanswered.

In This PC it shows, under Devices and Drives(3):  Local Disk (C:), 3ECOVERY (D:) and DVD RW Drive (E:).

[patio]

E: is your DVD drive...so whenever you want to use it you double clik E: to open it...

[foxygrandma]

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.

[foxygrandma]

This remains unanswered.

I do not see This PC in File Explorer.  There are a bunch of Frequent Folders and Recent Files.

[foxygrandma]

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