DBLSPACE /DELETE Does Not Delete READTHIS.TXT File PSS ID Number: Q100114 Article last modified on 11-01-1993 PSS database name: O_MSDOS
6.00 6.20
MS-DOS
| The information in this article applies to: |
| - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0 and 6.2 |
SUMMARY
When you use DoubleSpace to delete a compressed volume file (CVF) on a floppy disk (that is, you choose Delete from the Drive menu or type “dblspace /delete <drive>:” [without the quotation marks] at the MS-DOS command prompt), DoubleSpace does not delete the READTHIS.TXT file.
MORE INFORMATION
If you use the DIR command to obtain a directory listing after the CVF has been the deleted, you receive a list similar to the following:
Volume in drive A has no label Volume Serial Number is 2956-0FCF Directory of A:
READTHIS TXT 350 06-16-93 8:07a 1 file(s) 350 bytes 1212928 bytes free
If you use DIR to get a directory listing on a floppy disk that has an unmounted CVF, you get a listing similar to the one above, except the “bytes free” value is 0 (zero).
NOTE: You can use the /A switch with the DIR command to determine if there is a CVF (DBLSPACE.<nnn> [where <nnn> is between 000 and 255]) on the floppy disk.
Additional reference words: 6.00 6.20 dblspace double space
Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.
