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Q120117: DBLSPACE /LIST & DRVSPACE /LIST Report 4096-MB Hard Disk

Article: Q120117
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 22-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you check the size of a compressed or uncompressed drive with the DBLSPACE
/LIST or DRVSPACE /LIST command, an incorrect amount of disk space (4096
megabytes [MB]) is reported.

CAUSE
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This situation can occur if the drive in question is not formatted.

RESOLUTION
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Format the drive that is being misreported with the following steps:

1. Boot from a bootable floppy disk that contains FORMAT.COM.

2. Type the following command at the a:> prompt:

  " format <drive letter>: " (without the quotation marks)

  NOTE: If the drive in question is C, add the /S parameter to the FORMAT
  command (FORMAT C: /S).

Additional query words: 6.00 6.20 6.21 6.22 doublespace drivespace

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version           : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22

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