Hide passwords in an old floppy disk

Step 3 Take apart the disk

Taking apart the floppy disk isn't too hard. Take note of the way you disassembled it so we can put it back together later.

First you need to take off the metal piece without bending it too badly. Try getting your fingers under the edges, spreading them apart, and lifting. After that's off, there will be a spring. Keep it!

After the metal piece is off and put somewhere safe, the two plastic pieces need to be split apart. At the top, there will be a spot that's open already. Put your knife into it and slide it to one of the corners. Once it can't go any farther, twist it gently. This will pry them apart. Keep doing this all the way around until it's split apart completely. Be careful and don't shatter the actual casing, because it will be put back together at the end.

Inside there's fabric type stuff to keep the disk from scratching. That's only going to snag on our disk, so just rip it out. Some floppies have a little plastic tab under the fabric. Take that off too, along with the adhesive.