i go to the store, and buy a pack of maxell 1.44MB floppy disks , and try to copy a 1.40MB file to it and it says its bigger than its destination file9 it can't enter the floppy), anybody knows why? i check 31/2 floppy properties and it says the disk is 1.38MB whats the reason for this and whatz the solution peace.

even tho the floppies are preformatted, try formatting one to see if it'll hold the 1.4 meg

it doesn't

Yes, a new floppy is formatted to hold slightly more than 1 440 000 bytes, which is why they are dubbed 1.44 megs, but since 1k=1024 bytes and 1 Meg= 1024 k, you end up with a 1.38 Megs floppy. You can use a program like 2 Megs format to increase the capacity. The basic capacity of a 2 Megs formatted floppy is 1.74 Megs, but the program can get you really close to 2 Megs (With maximum compression,not recommended!). The 1.74 format is reliable and can be stored for a long time without data loss. For bigger files, you can use a file splitter, like splitz. Both 2 Megs Format and Splitz can be found in my briefcase, accessible from the link at the top of my page.

1.44 Mb = 1,457,664 bytes This is pretty basic..... Set Explorer to show hidden files and check the floppy - something's there.

So easy to type .... so hard to check... Apologies - actually checked Windoze floppy disk properties.... 1.38 Mb is 'right' (things were simpler under DOS)

Most simple way is to ZIP file with: WINZIP (www.winzip.com) or PKZIP (www.pkware.com)