Microsoft KB Archive/96593

= Why DoubleSpace Leaves 2 Megabytes Free on the Host Drive =

Article ID: 96593

Article Last Modified on 11/26/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.21 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q96593



This information applies to both Microsoft DoubleSpace and Microsoft DriveSpace. For MS-DOS 6.22, use DRVSPACE in place of DBLSPACE for commands and filenames.



SUMMARY
When you compress an existing drive, DoubleSpace leaves approximately 2 megabytes free on the host drive. This space is reserved for files that DoubleSpace needs (after rebooting) while compressing an existing drive.



MORE INFORMATION
The following files are stored on the host drive when you compress an existing drive:

COMMAND.COM

DBLSPACE.BIN

DBLSPACE.EXE

DBLSPACE.HLP

DBLSPACE.INI

DEFRAG.EXE

DoubleSpace also stores copies of the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files on the uncompressed portion of the host drive as follows:

AUTOEXEC.000

CONFIG.000

NOTE: If there are already AUTOEXEC.000 or CONFIG.000 files on the host drive, DoubleSpace uses 001 for the file extension. If that filename is used, DoubleSpace uses 002, and so forth.

These files are also used when you create a new DoubleSpace drive or change the size of an existing DoubleSpace drive.

The unused portion of the 2 megabytes of reserved space is used during the compress an existing drive process.

Additional query words: 6.00 6.20 double space dblspace CIP

Keywords: KB96593

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