Microsoft KB Archive/73711

= Backup/Restore of an Empty Directory =

Article ID: 73711

Article Last Modified on 11/26/2003

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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

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This article was previously published under Q73711



SUMMARY
The BACKUP/RESTORE commands work only with files. The directory structure is kept only if it is needed. Therefore, if a directory is empty, the BACKUP/RESTORE commands ignore that particular directory.



MORE INFORMATION
For example, the listing of a directory is as follows .     02-05-91 ..               02-05-91 EMPTY            06-27-91 FULL             06-27-91 TEST    SYS      6458 06-27-91 where the directory called EMPTY, has no files in it and the FULL directory has at least 1 file in it. When a BACKUP/RESTORE is completed, the same directory listing is as follows: .     02-05-91 ..               02-05-91 FULL             06-27-91 TEST    SYS      6458 06-27-91 The version 5.0 &quot;Microsoft MS-DOS User's Guide and Reference&quot; defines BACKUP and RESTORE as follows:   BACKUP   Backs up one or more files from one disk to another.

RESTORE Restores files that were backed up by using the BACKUP command.

Additional query words: 3.20 3.21 3.30 3.30a 4.00 4.01 4.01a 5.00

Keywords: KB73711

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