Navadno se uporabljajo za datoteke z večjim shranjevanjem, na primer datoteke, ustvarjene z zvočnimi, video, grafičnimi in multimedijskimi programi, ki zahtevajo večje zmogljivosti in večjo hitrost prenosa, kar jim omogočajo te visoko zmogljive 3,5-palčne diskete.
Typically, they are used for the larger storage files such as those created by audio, video, graphics and multimedia programs which require the higher capacities and faster transfer rate provided by both high storage capacity 3,5" microdisks.