Q109513: MS-DOS Shell Creates Zero-Byte File When Copying to Full Disk

Article: Q109513
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.x,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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If you use Microsoft MS-DOS Shell to copy multiple files to a floppy disk, a
zero-byte file may be created if the floppy disk becomes full before all
selected files are copied. No files are lost, however, because the file that was
not copied remains on the source disk.

Additional query words: 0 0-byte 5.00 5.00a 6.00 zero dos shell dosshell doshell

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS600 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS500a
Version           : MS-DOS:5.x,6.0

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