Microsoft KB Archive/98514

= MS-DOS Reports Zero Bytes Free on a Network Drive =

Article ID: 98514

Article Last Modified on 11/21/1999

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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 Q98514



SYMPTOMS
If you access a network drive that has more than 2 gigabytes (GB) of disk space, the MS-DOS DIR command reports zero bytes free.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the upper limit for MS-DOS reporting disk space free is 2 GB. This is consistent with the maximum file size of 2 GB and the maximum partition size of 2 GB.

This limitation occurs because MS-DOS stores the size of a file as a 31-bit number.

Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 6.20

Keywords: KB98514

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