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Article #5516Re: Program to copy a disk in one fell swoop
From: Ken Abrams
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 1990 23:10
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 1990 23:10
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In article <6152@hsv3.UUCP> jls@hsv3.UUCP (James Seidman) writes: > >I was wondering if anyone knows of a (preferably PD) utility which will >copy a high density disk without having to swap the source and target >floppies in and out. I don't care whether it uses XMS or EMS. Any >pointers would be appreciated! > Two quick and dirty methods come to mind (both free): BATCH FILE make a new directory (this ensures that it is empty) copy A:*.* to new directory pause (to change disks) copy new dir:*.* to A: del new dir *.* rmdir If you have enough memory to make a 1.5M ram disk, the above process will be a lot faster if you use it instead of creating a new directory on the hard disk. -- ======================================================== Ken Abrams uunet!pallas!kabra437 Illinois Bell kabra437@athenanet.com Springfield (voice) 217-753-7965
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!wuarchive!uunet!pallas!kabra437 From: kabra437@pallas.athenanet.com (Ken Abrams) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Program to copy a disk in one fell swoop Message-ID: <463@pallas.athenanet.com> Date: 12 Dec 90 23:10:24 GMT References: <6152@hsv3.UUCP> Reply-To: kabra437@pallas.UUCP (Ken Abrams) Distribution: usa Organization: Athenanet, Inc., Springfield, Illinois Lines: 26