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APPENDIX
B:
The
BACKUP
and
SAVE/RESTORE
Utilities
Of
the
many
ways
to
copy
information
from a
disk,
the
SAVE
and
BACKUP
utilities
are
used most
often.
SAVE
usually
is
used
to
copy
all
the information
on a hard
disk
to
floppy
diskettes.
The
SAVE command
is
discussed
later
in
this
appendix.
The TRSDOS-il Reference Manual
also
has
information
on SAVE.
BACKUP
is
used
to
copy
all
the information
on
one
diskette
to
another. This
appendix
tells
how
to
back up system
diskettes
(diskettes that
contain
an
operating system)
and
data
diskettes.
Note:
BACKUP
is
not
possible
under
floppy
control with
a
single
floppy
drive configuration.
References
to
floppy drives other than
are
for
users
with
floppy
expansion
drives.
TRSDOS-II
Backup
The TRSDOS-il
BACKUP
utility
makes
a
copy
of
a
diskette.
If
you
have
enough
floppy
diskette
drives,
you can use
this
utility
to
copy
and TRSDOS-II
system
or
data
diskette.
Note:
You
cannot
back up
a double-sided
to
a
single-sided
diskette.
Backing
Up
TRSDOS-II System
Diskettes
If
you have
at
least
two
floppy
diskette drives,
you can
back
up
any
diskette that
contains the
TRSDOS-II
system. Follow
the
steps
given
under "Backing
Up
Your TRSDOS-II Systems
Diskette
"
in
Chapter
3.
Backing
Up
TRSDOS-II
Data
Diskettes
Using
a
Floppy
Diskette
System
Follow these steps
to
back up
a
TRSDOS-II
data
diskette:
1
.
Power up
your system.
Insert
a
backup
of
your
TRSDOS-II
Systems
Diskette
into
Drive
0.
Insert
the
source data
diskette
into
Drive
2.
2.
Enter the
date
and
time.
3a.
Three-Drive Users:
Insert
the destination diskette
into
Drive
3.
Use
a double-sided
diskette
for
maximum
storage space.
Type:
BACKUP
2
TO
3 CENTER)
"Backup
Successfully
Completed"
is
displayed
when
the
backup
is
finished.
3b
Two-Drive
Users: Type:
BACKUP
2
TO
CENTEfi)
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