Q74682: MS-DOS Shell Will Not Save Temporary Files to Floppy Disk
Article: Q74682
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.x,6.0
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Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0
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SUMMARY
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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
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Technology : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS600 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS500a
Version : MS-DOS:5.x,6.0
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