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= <span id="KB105605"></span>Using DISKCOPY to Make Single-Pass Copies =<br />
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Article ID: 105605<br />
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Article Last Modified on 12/29/1999<br />
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* Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition<br />
* Microsoft MS-DOS 6.21 Standard Edition<br />
* Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition<br />
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== SUMMARY ==<br />
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The MS-DOS 6.2 DISKCOPY command uses your hard disk as an interim storage area, which makes copying from one floppy disk to another faster and easier.<br />
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== MORE INFORMATION ==<br />
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DISKCOPY stores its temporary data in the location specified by the SET TEMP= environment variable. It does not use expanded memory services (EMS) or extended memory specification (XMS) memory.<br /><br />
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If there is no SET TEMP environment variable DISKCOPY writes the temporary data to the root directory of the hard disk drive. If the TEMP environment variable is set to a nonexistent directory, there is insufficient space on the hard disk drive, or your set TEMP environment variable points to a RAM drive with insufficient space, DISKCOPY reverts to its previous multiple- pass behavior after displaying the following message:<br />
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Error creating image file.<br /><br />
Diskcopy will revert to a multiple-pass copy.<br />
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=== Making Faster Single-Pass Copies with a RAM Drive ===<br />
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You can increase the single-pass copy speed by setting your TEMP environment variable to a RAM drive. For example, if your RAM drive is drive D, use SET TEMP=D:\.<br /><br />
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NOTE: Make the RAM drive slightly larger than the largest media you will be copying. For example, to copy a 1.44-megabyte disk with a RAM drive, create a RAM drive of 1450 kilobytes.<br />
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Additional query words: 6.22 6.20 ramdrive single pass one<br />
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