How to unerase files from floppy

[walter4h]

Guys:
I need to find software that would unerase files from a floppy. Normally I do not use floppies, but this one is from college, I accidentally erased important files on it. I have several un-erase apps, but they can only handle HDD.
Can someone suggest an app which can do it? There is an on-line company "Virtual Lab", which can probably do it, but the way they operate is not very appealing - you buy time from them and they restore your files while you are connected to their Internet site. I need something entirely self-contained.
Thx: walter
Thanks to Redwudz and 808Smokey who replied to my earlier post in this section. I try to avoid bumping posts with thank-you notes. (have to see those pics Smokey Fiji pics this weekend!)

[redwudz]

AFAIK: I think when you erase a floppy, it is gone. A harddrive is a little different. A HD just usuallly modifies the 'index' to the file. No erasing. A floppy, being only 1.4MB probably changes the index with a quick erase, but with a full erase, magnetically zeros all data. Someone here may have a better idea of the posibilities, but I think you have a real problem. Sorry, write protect tab is there for a reason

[duffyr83]

you can use Restoration, its a free file it scans all hdd, and removable disk drives including a floppy. you dont get the actual names of the files, but for a floppy you shouldnt have any problems.

you can download the program from http://www.snapfiles.com/get/restoration.html

try it and see if it works. hope that helps

alright

[walter4h]

Thanks for your help, guys! I have not been on the net since last night, only now getting to see your replies.
I have downloaded Restoration, will try it over the weekend.
With regards to Redwudz' remark that files are probably gone, I should have indicated in my post that I was not reformatting the floppy, but simply deleted the files. If Windows has the same algorithm of erasing on magnetic media, then it only erases the first character of the file name. The old DOS-based Norton was handling floppies with no problem. It would display the erased files, they all had "?" in place of the first character, you type in what you want there and then the program starts. If there was nothing written over those clusters, then unerasure was an assured success.
This floppy has nothing written over, I have placed a warning label on it and it kept it safe since that accident, so I should be alright
Thanks again!
walter