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Appendix E MS-DOS Message Directory
Disk error reading (or writing) FAT
[Chkdsk)
• One
of
your
File Allocation Tables
has
a defective sector
in
it
MS·DOS
automatically
uses the other
FAT.
You should
copy
all
your
files
onto
another
disk
To
correct
this
error
automatically,
you
simply specify
the
chkdsk
If
switch.
Diskette bad
or
incompatible
[Diskcopy)
• The source disk is
not
formatted,
or
was
formatted
incorrectly.
You
cannot
copy
it
Disk full. Edits lost
[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
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.
Disk unsuitable for system disk
[Format)
• The Format program detected a
bad
track
on
the
disk
where
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 0 = directory)?
[Xcopy)
• Xcopy displays this
prompt
if
the target directory does
not
exist
Type
F
if
the
name specifies a file,
or
D
if
the
target specifies a
directory
that
does
not
currently
exist.
(.)(
..
) Does not exist
[Chkdsk)
• This is
an
informational
message
from
Chkdsk, indicating
that
either the
"."
or
"
..
" directory entry is
invalid
Do
not specify filename(s)
Command format: DISKCOMP
d:
d:[/l][/8]
[Diskcomp]
• You specified
an
incorrect switch
or
gave a
filename
in
addi·
tion to a drive name.
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