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Aptiva - Can I free up fixed disk space by deleting the DRIVERS subdirectory of Windows?
Applicable to: World-Wide
You may "free up" 2MB to 3MB of fixed-disk space by copying the files in the C:\WINDOWS\DRIVERS directory to diskette and then deleting them from the harddrive. By moving the files to diskette you will gain fixed disk space, yet retain these files for later use, if needed. To copy the files, follow these steps:
1. Format two 2MB diskettes.
2. From the C:\ prompt, type: CD WINDOWS and press [Enter].
3. Type: CD DRIVERS and press [Enter]. You should now be at a C:\WINDOWS\DRIVERS prompt.
4. Type: ATTRIB +A *.* and press [Enter].
5. At the next prompt, type the following command with the first formatted diskette in the A drive:
XCOPY *.* A:\ /M and press [Enter].
6. After many files (approximately 140) have been copied, you will receive an "Insufficient Disk Space" message and be taken back to the prompt. This is normal.
7. Take the first diskette out of the drive and insert the second formatted diskette.
8. You can retype the following command and press [Enter], or press F3 to have the command automatically retyped:
XCOPY *.* A:\ /M
9. Files will now continue to be copied where they left off from the first diskette.
10. Label the diskettes "WINDOWS' DRIVERS FILES."
11. Once all the files have been copied, at the C:\WINDOWS\DRIVERS prompt, type: DEL *.* and press [Enter]. Press "Y" to confirm the deletion of all the files in the DRIVERS subdirectory. At this point you may remove the DRIVERS directory through the following steps:
- Type: CD.. and press [Enter].
- Type: RD DRIVERS and press [Enter].
The DRIVERS directory and all of its files have been removed from the fixed disk. Once the DRIVERS directory has been removed, the message "....when prompted for a diskette, type C:\WINDOWS\DRIVERS" will no longer appear.
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DOS/Windows 3.x, Hard Drives | |
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Date Created |
01-04-97 | |
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Last Updated |
23-03-99 | |
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Revision Date |
23-03-2000 | |
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IBM Aptiva | |
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Aptiva, PS/1 | |
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2144, 2168, 2011, 2121, 2123, 2133, 2155 | |
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