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How to hide stuff in a floppy disk

How to hide stuff in a floppy disk
Nobody uses floppy disks anymore so why not turn that unused floppy into a convenient way to hide your things from prying eyes...

So today I present:
 
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Step 1Dissasemble the floppy

Dissasemble the floppy
This is relatively easy, just make sure that you don't break the disk. I used a pocket knife and cut the places where the corners are held together. Put your disk aside for now.
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Mar 6, 2009. 10:33 PMknex_builder_freak says:
I don't know if you were being sarcastic but.... My brother has a 512 MB SD-card.....
Apr 9, 2010. 1:04 PMShiftlock says:
And now, just a year after this comment, you can get 32GB *Micro* SDHC cards.  That's more than 4 full DVDs in the size of your thumb NAIL!  It's amazing how fast technology is advancing these days!
Aug 27, 2011. 1:39 PMZombiSponge says:
And only little more than a year that comment also, you can now get 128 GB SD cards. Is this evolution exponential or what?
Jun 25, 2009. 4:25 PMvivamexico says:
actaully thats more like 4-10 depending the size of the dvd
Mar 7, 2009. 8:36 AMknex_builder_freak says:
WoW!
Jun 12, 2009. 11:32 AMMadrias357 says:
I have 2 devices that settle on the lower end. An SD car at 256 MB, and an old 8 MB flash drive.
Jan 21, 2010. 1:40 PMsir_puppy says:
 I have some lower-end stuff too. A 4 MB memory stick, and a 16 MB SD Card
Jun 12, 2009. 12:58 PMknex_builder_freak says:
ok cool
Jun 12, 2009. 5:37 PMMadrias357 says:
Just figured I'd throw that out there. Also have a 2 GB flash drive that has 120 MB left of space...
Jun 12, 2009. 6:03 PMknex_builder_freak says:
awesome
Jun 19, 2009. 3:05 PMklingonprins says:
you can get 1tb sd cards, and the NSA uses 3pB cards, but that is not for sale, as it would render other storage obsolete with its hugeness. (that is untel the new adobe pdf comes out, cutting the space in half. roflmao)
Jun 19, 2009. 8:11 PMknex_builder_freak says:
ha
Jul 22, 2009. 3:59 PMChromatica says:
Big whoop they now have a 128 gb Flash Drive
Jul 23, 2009. 12:31 PMChromatica says:
Im sorry I read it wrong and yes I do 1000bytes to the 8th power
Feb 15, 2010. 10:32 AMisniperonmw2 says:
um actually i think that it is 1024 bytes to the 8th power
Feb 15, 2010. 11:05 AMChromatica says:
 Yes it is but most people just simply round down.
Feb 15, 2011. 7:26 AMOi23 says:
I wish I'd thought of a floppy disk. My instructable about hideing SD cards inside Gameboy games has more misdirection,though.
Jan 19, 2011. 8:25 AMWurdBendur says:
What happens if somebody puts it in a drive? When the drive tried to spin the disc, the SD card could jam up inside and get the disk stuck. Maybe you should cut around the hub so it can spin independently.

Then again, anyone who uses floppy disks is all too familiar with jammed disks caused by the shutter getting bent.
Jul 25, 2010. 6:13 PMIstarian says:
Actually, what would be interesting is if you could find a way to squeeze the card ( or it's circuity) in along with the floppy and not damage either. Then store useless data on the floppy to deter suspicion. Or, you could design a mechanism to emulate the magnetic material of the floppy and attach some kind of mechanical mechanism that will trigger it to read from a storage device (sd card, rom, eeprom) or cause it to send garbage and make the computer think the floppy needs to be formatted.
Apr 14, 2010. 5:24 PMmaster key says:
I still use Floppy disks.
Apr 9, 2010. 12:59 PMShiftlock says:
Who has floppy disks anymore?  Figure out how to do this with a DVD and you'll really have an amazing trick!
Dec 8, 2009. 8:30 PMweaponscollector94 says:
i remember one time my friend hid a small bag of ganja in a CD case, i think it would be the last place his mom would look
Aug 28, 2009. 6:02 PMknexsuperbuilderfreak says:
now only icould find my cash lol
Jul 1, 2009. 10:40 PMerikals says:
Is it actually easy to get the cover off the floppy disk and gain your SD card again? Great Instructable.
Jul 9, 2009. 8:26 PMerikals says:
thanks munchman
I've published another instructable that should make old WordPerfect 5.1 for Windows users interested:
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-get-WordPerfect-51-for-Windows-running-on-/
Includes files.
Great Instructable, by the way
Aug 4, 2008. 10:35 AMJoeyJaroz says:
I saw the corner of your laptop do you have the Compaq Presario c500? i got the same one
Apr 16, 2009. 1:46 PMdfc849 says:
Pretty good series of laptops, even better Instructable! +10/10 on this!
Aug 7, 2008. 4:30 PMaka_daryl says:
how do u know?
Aug 15, 2008. 9:39 PMJoeyJaroz says:
when the usb reader was in the usb port, i saw the corner of the laptop and it is a very easy laptop to point out
Apr 16, 2009. 1:46 PMdfc849 says:
I'll second that, also one of their more common series of laptops. Easily recognizeable.
Feb 27, 2008. 3:18 AMgmjhowe says:
i noticed u lost the spring, people mite catch on if the cover aint working having said that, we use to use them without the metal bit on often! all u need now, is something that destroys/wipes the sd card when inserted into a floppy drive!
Oct 28, 2008. 3:22 AMAwesomenessguy says:
neodymium magnets are cool =]
Feb 27, 2008. 7:21 AMgmjhowe says:
i was thinking more along the lines of some kind of pcb melting acid stored in a capsule that is triggered when the sleeve is slid back. turning a floppy drive onto an sd card ready sounds like a good idea. get on it!
Jan 3, 2009. 6:06 PMjj32x says:
i know this isnt what you mean but check this out. its a pretty good site anyway. well worth a look.
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I like doing things. Whether it be blowing stuff up or creating a webpage.