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- | * Better overview. | + | * Finish rewrite of content. |
- | * Update Fast Imager capabilities. | + | * Screenshots. |
- | * Update images. | + | |
- | * Add 8" disks to everywhere 5.25" and 3.5' are listed | + | |
===== Overview ===== | ===== Overview ===== | ||
- | The Fast Imager | + | The Fast Imager |
- | image or as the individual files within the disk image. To export individual files the source disk must use a standard file structure. | + | |
- | Some copy protected disks may appear to successfully fast-copy but will not actually boot (or behave correctly if the protection check is deferred). If you’re imaging a commercially produced | + | The Fast Imager can save the image in many formats, depending on the source |
- | There may still be use cases for fast-imaging copy protected disks. Such as if the disk has a normal file system and you want to export the exposed files individually for use outside the disk image (for example, // | + | ===== UI ===== |
- | To create a fast disk image, select the Fast Imager by clicking the “Fast Imager” button on the left side of the UI: | + | {{ :gallery: |
- | [image | + | **Track/ |
- | ===== Source and Target Disk Formats ===== | + | ^ Color ^ Status |
+ | | [green] | Block read successfully. | | ||
+ | | [blue] | ||
+ | | [red] | Block read with errors. | ||
- | Supported disk formats are different depending on whether you are using 5.25″ disks or 3.5″. | ||
- | ==== 5.25″ Disks ==== | + | ===== Imaging a Disk ===== |
- | === Source Disk Formats === | + | ⚠️ Before you begin you should [[https:// |
- | * DOS 3.3 | + | |
- | * DOS 3.2 | + | |
- | * ProDOS | + | |
- | * Pascal | + | |
- | * CP/M | + | |
- | === Target Disk Image Formats === | + | The basic steps are: |
- | * [[http:// | + | |
- | * [[https:// | + | |
- | * [[http:// | + | |
- | * [[http:// | + | |
- | * [[https:// | + | |
- | ==== 3.5″ Disks ==== | + | - **Insert a disk and click '' |
+ | - **Enter a name for the image in the '' | ||
+ | - **Click '' | ||
+ | - **Wait for the image to finish.** | ||
+ | - **Select a format and click '' | ||
- | === Source Disk Formats === | ||
- | * ProDOS | ||
- | * GS/OS | ||
- | * Macintosh MFS / HFS | ||
- | === Target Disk Image Formats | + | ===== Tips, Tricks, and Gotchas ===== |
- | * DiskCopy 4.2 | + | |
- | * [[http:// | + | |
- | * [[http:// | + | |
- | * [[https:// | + | |
+ | Tips & Tricks: | ||
+ | * Fast-imaging can be useful for copy protected disks if there is a normal filesystem and you want to export the exposed files individually for use outside the disk image (for example, // | ||
- | ===== Imaging | + | Gotchas: |
+ | * Some copy protected disks may appear to successfully fast-copy but will not actually boot (or behave correctly if the protection check is deferred). If you’re imaging | ||
- | Before you begin you should [[https:// | + | ---- |
While the underlying concepts are similar, which screen you see depends on whether a 5.25″ or 3.5″ drive is connected. | While the underlying concepts are similar, which screen you see depends on whether a 5.25″ or 3.5″ drive is connected. | ||
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==== Reading 3.5″ Disks ==== | ==== Reading 3.5″ Disks ==== | ||
- | [image Fast Disk Imager 3.5"] | + | {{ : |
+ | ⚠️ This screenshot needs updating. | ||
* 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. |