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22 MS-DOS User's Guide
Copying files onto a
hard disk
To copy files onto your newly formatted hard disk, you must use
the copy command. This command is automatically loaded into
your computer's memory when you start msdos.
To copy your msdos master disk onto a hard disk (drive C),
follow these steps:
Q] Make sure that the msdos master disk is in drive A.
[U At the msdos prompt, type the following command:
copy a:
c:
This command tells msdos to copy all files on drive A to
drive C.
Press the return key.
The copy program then lists each file on the screen as it is copied
onto the new disk. When the process is complete, msdos shows
you how many files it has copied.
You now have two msdos disks: the msdos master disk and the
copy you have just made on your hard disk.
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Master disk copied to hard disk
Now, put the master disk in a safe place, away from dust, mois
ture, and magnetism. You can use this disk to make another copy
if anything happens to your hard disk.
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