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Aptiva - Using the DISKCOPY command
Applicable to: World-Wide
The DISKCOPY command copies the contents of the source diskette/drive to the target diskette/drive. If necessary, the target diskette will be formatted during the copy process.
This command is used ONLY for copying diskettes. If you try to specify a fixed disk, virtual disk, or network drive letter, the system will display an error message. DISKCOPY can only be used with certain combinations of drives and diskettes. If an invalid combination is specified, information on the target diskette may be lost and the system displays an error message. For example, you can use DISKCOPY to copy from one 3.5" diskette to another, but you cannot use DISKCOPY to copy from a 3.5" diskette to a 5.25" diskette (or vice versa).
The DISKCOPY command is entered at the DOS command prompt. The syntax is as follows:
DISKCOPY [drive1:] [drive2:]
drive1: - specifies the drive where the original diskette is inserted.
drive2: - specifies the drive where the blank diskette is inserted.
You can specify the same drive for the source and target, or different ones. If the drives are the same, a one-drive copy operation is performed and you will be prompted to insert the diskettes at the appropriate times. DISKCOPY will wait for you to press a key before continuing with the copy.
When the copy is complete, DISKCOPY will prompt: "Copy another (Y/N)?" If you enter Yes, the next copy uses the same drives that you originally specified. To end DISKCOPY, enter N.
If you omit both drive parameters, a one-drive copy operation is performed on the default drive, usually A:. If you omit the second parameter, the default drive is used as the target drive.
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15-04-97 | |
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09-03-2000 | |
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