Floppy problem

I'm trying to put a file that is exactly 1440 KB (1,474,560 bytes) onto a regular 1.44 MB floppy disk, but all the ones I try my computer says only hold 1423.5 KB (1,457,664 bytes).

You're not taking filesystem into account (directory structure info, filenames, etc).  That takes up some space on the disk.

FUCK YOU GEEK!

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>>2
Look, you stupid fuck.  A 1.44MB disk actualy holds 2MB.  The filesystem information is already accounted for, you fucking dipshit.

Now, >>1, listen carefully you ADHD-riddled retard.  1.44 MB does NOT equal 1440KB.  1.44MB equals 1423.5KB.  You are forgetting that 1MB equals 1,048,576 bytes.  44 percent of that is not 440KB, but 423.5KB.  Now get a fucking USB flash drive and GTFO.  Also, cocks.

>>1
or bootable cd, faggot

>>4
your math (and reasoning) sucks.
1048576 * 44 = 461.37 kilobytes.
what you're TRYING to say, but the cock in your moth is preventing you, is that they advertise megabytes and not mibibytes. megabytes are 1 million bytes. mibibytes are 1048576. teh differnce is small, but it allows them to advertise slightly higher capacities than they really are.

>>6
your computer tells you the capacity and size in mibibytes (but says megabytes, since mibi is a fairly new nomenclature designed to prevent these fuck ups). they advertize shit in megabytes (which equal 1 million bytes, about 48 thousand short of what they should be. kilobytes are the same way.)

>>4
This troll's new math is for novelty purposes only.  But just in case anybody takes his diploma from Tripplenigger-Anal Technical Academy seriously, I'll just explain why my original post in >>2 is the correct answer here.

First off, 1,474,560 bytes DOES equal exactly 1440 KB, accounting for 1024 bytes per Kilobyte and that "KB" represents Kilobytes as opposed to Kibibytes ("KiB").

2 MB is the unformatted capacity of a dual-sided HD 3.5" floppy.  1,474,560 bytes is the maximum capacity when formatting a disk into 2880 sectors (18 sectors * 80 tracks * 2 sides) of 512 bytes per sector.  On top of that, you have to consider the filesystem overhead, which leaves you with 1,457,664 bytes to work with, if using FAT12.

You can get more capacity (up to a theoretical 2 MB max on this same floppy disk type) by playing with the formula used to determine sector count.  This is how DMF floppies work.  You can also increase capacity by using a higher density disk formula, which is how larger "floppy" magnetic formats like 2.88 MB floppy, Zip disks, HiFD, and LS-120 floppiess work.

>>6
Base 8 vs. base 10 counting confusion isn't really the problem that the OP is experiencing.  1,457,664 by itself is not a significant number in base 10 at all.  It's not significant in base 8 either until you realize that the FAT12 FS on the OP's disk requires 33 sectors (16,896 bytes) for itself.

ZOMG!

Start at 8bits and work your way from there you dumb fucking shits!

Read a fucking book morans!