Microsoft KB Archive/33113

BACKUP Doesn’t Back Up a Directory with Many Subdirectories PSS ID Number: Q33113 Article last modified on 07-14-1993 PSS database name: O_MSDOS

3.30 3.30a

MS-DOS

Summary:

The MS-DOS Version 3.30 BACKUP.COM command cannot make a backup copy of a disk that has a directory with more than 79 subdirectories in it. If you try to make a backup under this condition, BACKUP.COM exits without performing the backup or displaying an error message.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MS-DOS version 3.30. This problem does not occur in later versions of MS-DOS.

Additional reference words: 3.3 noupd

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