Convert a 1.44MB Floppy to 720K

In this Instructable I will tell you how to covert a 1.44MB floppy disk to 720K format (MB = Megabytes, K = Kilobytes).

You might be wondering: "Why in the world would I want to convert a high capacity disk into a disk only capable of half it's original size?!?". Well, what if you have an old computer that only excepts 720K disks? Since 1.44MB disks are much more common than 720K, why not convert a few of your extras? This is something I figured out on my own, but I'm sure it's been done before.

Ok, now that we're done with the intro, let's make these!

You will need:

At least one 1.44MB floppy you would like to convert, (make sure there is no data you want to keep!)

Tape

That's all!

Now we can make the disks!

Ok, now we make them!

Find the square hole that does not have a slider. (Circled in the above pictures). Take a short length of tape, (3-4cm or 1 1/2inchs long), and cover both sides of the hole.

The reason this works, is that there is no physical difference between 1.44MB floppy disks and 720K disks, except that the 720K disk is missing the hole that you just covered.

Now we need to format the disk.

You will need a computer with a floppy drive.

1: Insert your newly converted floppy into the drive.

For Windows Users: Go to my computer, right-click on the A: drive, click Format.

For Dos users, at the command prompt, type "Format A:".

Note: If your computer has two floppy drives, make sure you replace all the "A:"s in this step with whatever drive you put the disk in.

Ok, you're done!

Please comment if you have any questions, comments, or problems!