hey how can i turn a 5.25 floppy to a 160kb floppy

Format a: /F:160 (or b: ) If you type format /? you will be rewarded with a list of all the format parameters (cool huh?)

does this work? i know with a 1.44 mb disk, you need to cover the hole on the left, to format for 720k, (then using the format a: /f:720 switch) and with a 720k disk, drll a hole on the left, and use format a: /f:1.44 to format for 1.44 of course they are different, but im just wondering if you have to cover a hole or something with the 5inchers.

Well... what I described works, no alterations required. What you're talking about Tony, is a bit different. It's ok to format down to a lesser capacity, but you may be asking for trouble formatting up to a higher capacity. The track widths are different for one thing. Anyways, I've formatted 5.25 /360 K disks down to 160 k and used them on my vintage Commodore 64. On those, you could cut another write-protect notch, which allowed you to use BOTH sides (really, only 1 side was intended for use). Still, because of the difference in track width, it can be dicey using 360's in 1.2 M capacity drives - the disk may be ok on your machine, but not be read on another. Format, without the /F parameter will default to the disk-drive's highest capacity.

hey thanks a load jboy