DEFRAG /B Doesn't Restart Computer with DoubleSpace
PSS ID Number: Q101362
Article last modified on 09-29-1993
PSS database name: O_MSDOS

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MS-DOS


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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
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SUMMARY
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Running DEFRAG /B on a DoubleSpace-compressed drive does not restart
your computer after the files have been reorganized.

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The /B switch for DEFRAG.EXE normally restarts your computer when the
Defragmenter (Defrag) has completed reorganizing the files. However,
this is true only if the host drive (or any uncompressed MS-DOS FAT
drive) is defragmented. When the Defrag is run on a DoubleSpace-
compressed drive, you are returned to either the MS-DOS command prompt
or the Defragmenter user interface after your files are reorganized.

When you defragment a DoubleSpace-compressed drive with DEFRAG.EXE,
Defrag runs DBLSPACE /DEFRAGMENT when it has completed. The /B switch
is not an available option with DBLSPACE /DEFRAGMENT; therefore, the
machine does not restart after running DBLSPACE /DEFRAGMENT.

Additional reference words: 6.00 dblspace reboot fails docerr

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