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Q97576: Err Msg: "DoubleSpace Cannot Copy the File DBLSPACE.INF"

Article: Q97576
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 19-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.22 
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SYMPTOMS
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This information applies to both Microsoft DoubleSpace and Microsoft DriveSpace.
For MS-DOS 6.22, use DRVSPACE in place of DBLSPACE for commands and filenames.

After it examines a hard disk, the DoubleSpace utility may return one of the
following error messages:

  DoubleSpace Cannot Copy The File DBLSPACE.INF

  -or-

  DoubleSpace cannot copy DBLSPACE.BIN

CAUSE
=====

The root directory of the drive contains an excessive number of entries. The
root directory of a hard disk can contain up to 512 entries,including both files
and directories.

NOTE: The first error message can also be generated when the files DBLSPACE.INF
or DBLSPACE.HLP are not in the DOS directory.

WORKAROUND
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Reduce the number of entries in the root directory.

Additional query words: 6.00 6.20 double space dblspace

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version           : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.22

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