Data transfer FAQ
Can you transfer 5.25-inch floppy disks?
Straight answer from RVA Rewind, a local media digitizing studio in Richmond, Virginia. We help with Common 3.5" floppies, Zip disks, CDs, DVDs, and other readable consumer data media we support (specialty formats vary).
We do not currently transfer 5.25-inch floppy disks as a standard service. Our data disk work focuses on more commonly requested formats we support in-house—such as certain 3.5" floppies, Zip disks, CDs, and DVDs—depending on condition and drive availability.
If 5.25-inch support is critical for your project, contact us. We can confirm whether anything has changed or help you understand alternatives. Specialty vintage formats often require dedicated hardware that is hard to maintain at quality; we only list formats we can handle reliably.
When we transfer supported disks, we copy readable data as-is and return your originals with files on a modern USB drive or download. We do not routinely convert legacy document types into the newest office formats; recovery first, conversion later if needed.
Have a mixed box of floppies, Zip disks, and optical discs? List the types and approximate counts when you request an estimate. See our data disk transfer FAQ and services for what we support today.
How this works at RVA Rewind
Old disks fail without warning, and drives for Zip and legacy formats are scarce. Moving readable files to a modern drive or cloud backup is often the only way to keep school work, photos, and business archives accessible.
- List the disk types and roughly how many you have.
- We attempt to read each disk and copy recoverable files as stored on the media.
- You receive the recovered files on modern media or download, plus your originals back.
Media we handle in this category
Common 3.5" floppies, Zip disks, CDs, DVDs, and other readable consumer data media we support (specialty formats vary).
Next steps
Check which data disk formats we transfer, then contact us with disk types and counts for a free estimate.
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