Q108750: You Must Use "DBLSPACE /FORMAT A:" to Format That Drive

Article: Q108750
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.2
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Last Modified: 18-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.2 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you unmount a compressed volume file (CVF) on a floppy disk drive and then
try to use the MS-DOS FORMAT command to format a floppy disk, you may receive
the following message

  You must use "DBLSPACE /FORMAT <X>:" to format that drive.

where <X> is the floppy disk drive letter.

CAUSE
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This message is caused by the new Automount feature in MS-DOS 6.2. Any command
that attempts to access a floppy disk drive containing a disk with a CVF mounts
that CVF.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem:

1. Change to the drive letter that contains the compressed floppy disk (usually
  A: or B:) by typing "A:" (without the quotation marks) or "B:" (without the
  quotation marks).

2. Type "dblspace /unmount <x>:" (without the quotation marks) where
  <x> is the floppy disk drive letter.

3. Type "format <x>:" (without the quotation marks) where <x> is the
  floppy disk drive letter.

Additional query words: 6.20

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS620
Version           : MS-DOS:6.2

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