Article: Q98514
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s):
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Last Modified: 21-NOV-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22
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SYMPTOMS
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If you access a network drive that has more than 2 gigabytes (GB) of disk space,
the MS-DOS DIR command reports zero bytes free.
CAUSE
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This problem occurs because the upper limit for MS-DOS reporting disk space free
is 2 GB. This is consistent with the maximum file size of 2 GB and the maximum
partition size of 2 GB.
This limitation occurs because MS-DOS stores the size of a file as a 31-bit
number.
Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 6.20
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Technology : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
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