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app:using_fast [2024/07/22 17:02] – [Fast Imager] vintagetechapp:using_fast [2024/07/22 17:28] (current) – [Concepts Common to 5.25″ and 3.5″ Disks] vintagetech
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     * The one exception is the WOZ format natively supports metadata.     * The one exception is the WOZ format natively supports metadata.
     * Only WOZ can store additional metadata, and exporting a WOZ image as any other image type will not propagate the metadata to that other format.     * Only WOZ can store additional metadata, and exporting a WOZ image as any other image type will not propagate the metadata to that other format.
-  * The Save button is disabled until both some information was successfully read off a disk and a file name has been specified.+  * The Save button is disabled until both some information was successfully read off a diska file name has been specified, and an export format is selected.
  
  
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   * If the “Clean Head” and “Image Disk” buttons are not enabled as shown above, ensure that a 5.25″ disk drive is properly connected to the AppleSauce and that the AppleSauce is connected to the host computer.   * If the “Clean Head” and “Image Disk” buttons are not enabled as shown above, ensure that a 5.25″ disk drive is properly connected to the AppleSauce and that the AppleSauce is connected to the host computer.
-  * By default each track is read twice to improve confidence that the data was read correctly (double capture) +  * By default each track is read twice (double capture) to improve confidence that the data was read correctly for formats that don't have strong checksum calculations
-    * If you do not want this additional verification you can select “Image disks faster by not validating with double captures”+   
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 ==== Reading 3.5″ Disks ==== ==== Reading 3.5″ Disks ====
  
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   * If the “Clean Head” and “Image Disk” buttons are not enabled as shown above, ensure that a 3.5″ disk drive is properly connected to the AppleSauce and that the AppleSauce is connected to the host computer.   * If the “Clean Head” and “Image Disk” buttons are not enabled as shown above, ensure that a 3.5″ disk drive is properly connected to the AppleSauce and that the AppleSauce is connected to the host computer.
   * By checking “Autofill with volume name if available”, AppleSauce will populate the “Save As” field with the disk volume name if the inserted disk is in a format it understands.   * By checking “Autofill with volume name if available”, AppleSauce will populate the “Save As” field with the disk volume name if the inserted disk is in a format it understands.
-  * There is no option to “Image disks faster by not validating with double captures” because 3.5″ disks have a strong checksum on each block and double capture is not necessary. 
  
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