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Right and so where would they have messed with a floppy disk? lol
I didn't interpret their comment as suggesting that modern consumers would be familiar with a floppy disk, but instead was pointing out that regular consumers in the past often handled floppy disks, which made a good case for it being a common symbol at that time. However, since SSD's aren't used so commonly by average consumers, it may not make a good replacement as a symbol.
That would suggest that perhaps there is a more commonly recognized object that can be represented skeuomorphically. Off the top of my head, an SD card may be a good option.
Ohhh
I understand you now. Sorry, been a sluggish brain day.
Yeah, an SD card would be a good option and I think the tapered end and the notch in the shape would be fairly recognizable.
Wouldn't that look quite a lot like the "new document" icon?