MS-DOS v6.22 Help: DRVSPACE /FORMAT

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                              DRVSPACE /FORMAT

Formats the selected compressed drive.

CAUTION:  Formatting a compressed drive deletes all the files it contains.
          You cannot unformat a drive that has been formatted by using
          DRVSPACE /FORMAT.

Syntax

    DRVSPACE /FORMAT drive:

Parameter

drive:
    Specifies the drive you want to format. (DriveSpace will not allow you
    to format drive C.)

Switch

/FORMAT
    Directs DriveSpace to format the specified compressed drive. This switch
    can be abbreviated as /F.

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                        DRVSPACE /FORMAT -- Example

The following command directs DriveSpace to format compressed drive E:

    drvspace /format e:

DriveSpace then formats compressed drive E, which completely erases all the
files on it.

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