Microsoft KB Archive/32857

= BACKUP /A Prompts for Last Disk =

Article ID: 32857

Article Last Modified on 11/16/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 3.1
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 3.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 3.21 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 3.3 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 3.3a
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 4.01 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0a

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This article was previously published under Q32857



SUMMARY
Beginning with MS-DOS Version 3.30, BACKUP, when used with the /A option, prompts you to insert the last disk of the backup set into the target drive. In previous versions of BACKUP, there was no such prompt.

The reason for this prompt is to ensure that the last diskette in the series is in the drive. Trying to append anything but the last disk in the series may cause problems.

Additional query words: 3.30 3.30a 4.00 5.00 5.00a

Keywords: KB32857

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