Q96185: Norton Speed Disk May Cause Lost Clusters with DBLSPACE

Article: Q96185
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 23-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you use any version of Symantec Norton Speed Disk prior to version 7.0 on
a compressed DoubleSpace drive, the DBLSPACE /CHKDSK command may report a very
large number of lost allocation units.

This occurs when you have set the option to Clear Unused Disk Space and then
perform a full optimization.

RESOLUTION
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To correct this problem, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt and
then press ENTER:

  " dblspace /chkdsk /f " (without the quotation marks)

NOTE: The Compress program from PCTools versions 5.5 and 6.0 may also cause the
above problem if the Clear Unused Disk Space option is set when you perform a
full optimization.

The products included here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft;
we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance
or reliability.

Additional query words: 6.00 PCTools Compress Speedisk Norton dblspace DoubleSpace double space 3rdparty 6.20

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version           : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2

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