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Q120590: DRVSPACE /MOUNT Err Msg: Cannot Find the File DRVSPACE.000

Article: Q120590
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: 16-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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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.

SUMMARY
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If your DoubleSpace-compressed drive is already mounted and you run the
following command

  " dblspace /mount <x>: " (without the quotation marks)

where <x> is the drive letter, the following incorrect error message is
displayed:

  Cannot find the file DBLSPACE.000

This message should actually state that drive x is already mounted; it should not
imply that the compressed volume file (CVF) is not found on the system.

MORE INFORMATION
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To determine whether the CVF has been previously mounted, type the following
command

  " dblspace /list " (without the quotation marks)

You can use the DIR command and then search for the CVF name stated in the error
message.

NOTE: The error message always returns the CVF file extension .000, which is not
necessarily the correct extension.

Additional query words: 6.00 6.20 6.21 6.22 invalid err msg

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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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