Microsoft KB Archive/74682

= MS-DOS Shell Will Not Save Temporary Files to Floppy Disk =

Article ID: 74682

Article Last Modified on 11/16/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0a
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q74682



SUMMARY
When task swapping within MS-DOS version 5.0 and later Shell, dynamically created temporary files cannot be stored on a floppy drive. Even if the temporary environment variable is pointing to a floppy drive, Shell overrides the variable and creates any temporary files on the hard drive.

If executing commands from the command prompt, such as the TYPE and PIPE commands, MS-DOS will store temporary files on the floppy disk.

MS-DOS Shell recognizes a RAM drive for storing temporary files during task swapping.

Additional query words: 5.00 5.00a 6.00

Keywords: KB74682

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