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280 Appendix E
MS-DOS Message Directory
Disk error reading (or writing) FAT
^-^
[Chkdsk]
■ One ofyour File Allocation Tables has a defective sector in it.
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MS-DOS automatically uses the other FAT.
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You should copy all your files onto another disk. To correct
this error automatically, you simply specify the chkdsk /f
switch.
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Diskette bad or incompatible
[Diskcopy]
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■ The source disk is not formatted, or was formatted incorrectly.
^^
You cannot copy it.
Disk full. Edits lost
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[Edlin]
■ Edlin was not able to save your file due to lack of disk space.
You should always make sure that there is enough room on the
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default disk to save your file before you give the edlin E (end)
command. You should also make sure that the default disk is
not write-protected.
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Disk unsuitable for system disk
[Format]
■ The Format program detected a bad track on the disk where
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system files should reside.
You should use this disk to store data only.
Does name specify a file name
or directory name on the target
(F = file D = directory)?
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[Xcopy]
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■ Xcopy displays this prompt if the target directory does not
exist.
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Type F if the name specifies a file, or D if the target specifies a
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directory that does not currently exist.
(.)(■-) Does not exist
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[Chkdsk]
■ This is an informational message from Chkdsk, indicating
that either the "." or ".." directory entry is invalid.
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Do not specify filename(s)
Command format: DISKCOMP d: d:[/1][/8]
[Diskcomp]
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■ You specified an incorrect switch or gave a filename in addi
tion to a drive name.
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