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 The Fast Imager is designed to quickly image unprotected floppy disks and to recover data from damaged, unprotected disks. It displays its progress and highlights bad sectors. Bad sectors can be retried multiple times in hopes of getting a clean image. The Fast Imager is designed to quickly image unprotected floppy disks and to recover data from damaged, unprotected disks. It displays its progress and highlights bad sectors. Bad sectors can be retried multiple times in hopes of getting a clean image.
  
-The Fast Imager can save the image in many formats, depending on the source disk, including platform-appropriate image files (like ''DSK'' and ''WOZ'' for Apple II disks), as well as individual files. **The Fast Imager can not write ''a2f`` files.**+The Fast Imager can save the image in many formats, depending on the source disk, including platform-appropriate image files (like ''DSK'' and ''WOZ'' for Apple II disks), as well as individual files. **The Fast Imager can not write ''a2r'' files.**
  
 ===== UI ===== ===== UI =====
  
-[Fast Disk Imager screenshot goes here]+{{ :gallery:fast_imager.png?direct&600 |}}
  
 **Track/Sector Grid**: The track/sector grid shows the status of each sector that the Fast Imager has read. Tracks are the columns, sectors are the rows. Each cell is colored to show its status: **Track/Sector Grid**: The track/sector grid shows the status of each sector that the Fast Imager has read. Tracks are the columns, sectors are the rows. Each cell is colored to show its status:
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 ===== Imaging a Disk ===== ===== Imaging a Disk =====
  
-Before you begin you should [[https://applesaucefdc.com/?page_id=539&preview=true|clean your drive head and inspect each disk for damage prior to imaging]]. That page will explain the “Clean Head” button.+⚠️ Before you begin you should [[https://applesaucefdc.com/?page_id=539|clean your drive head and inspect each disk for damage prior to imaging]]. 
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 +The basic steps are: 
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 +  - **Insert a disk and click ''Image Disk''.** The drive will seek to track 00 and begin reading the data on the disk into memory. 
 +  - **Enter a name for the image in the ''Save As'' text field.** This field is editable even while the disk is being read.  See [naming images] below for some tips. 
 +  - **Click ''Retry Bad'' if there are bad blocks.** The Fast Imager will try read the bad blocks (and only the bad blocks) again. You can repeat this as many times as you would like. If a block can't be read after several tries, see [recovering bad blocks] for some advanced techniques. 
 +  - **Wait for the image to finish.** 
 +  - **Select a format and click ''Save''.** You can save the image in as many formats as you would like until you start imaging the next disk. See [image formats] for an explanation of all of the supported image formats. See [saving multiple images] below for some tips on organizing images. 
  
 ===== Tips, Tricks, and Gotchas ===== ===== Tips, Tricks, and Gotchas =====
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 ==== Reading 3.5″ Disks ==== ==== Reading 3.5″ Disks ====
  
-[image Fast Disk Imager 3.5"]+{{ :gallery:fast_disk_imager_screenshot.png?direct&600 }} 
 +⚠️ 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.