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On 12 Jun 1995, Keith Bennett wrote:

> How does one delete the "EA DATA. SF" file from a diskette?  In
> addition to the usual delete, I've tried using 4OS2's 'del /z' but
> that doesn't work either.  I know I can format the diskette but was
> hoping I could avoid that.
> 
> The problem comes up when I want to delete the entire contents of a
> diskette.  I do a 'del /qysxz a:\' in 4OS2.  All files are deleted
> except "EA DATA. SF", which it reports to be "in use".  I know this
> is not true, but I can't figure out what's going on.  Anybody?

     You cannot delete this file under OS/2, no matter what kind of
session you're trying to do it from.  A quick format might work, I've 
never tried it.  The only way I've been able to do it, is on a non OS/2 
machine or by booting DOS.

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