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# XCOPY Results in Data Loss When Copying Extremely Large Files

Article ID: 124854

Article Last Modified on 11/19/1999

APPLIES TO

- Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
- Microsoft MS-DOS 6.21 Standard Edition
- Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q124854

## SYMPTOMS

Running the XCOPY command results in data loss when you try to copy a 15-megabyte (MB) or larger file, such as a compressed volume file (CVF) or Microsoft Mail folder (MMF).

## STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MS-DOS versions 5.00, 6.00, 6.20, 6.21, and 6.22. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

## MORE INFORMATION

When you use XCOPY to copy a file 15 MB or larger to another location on the same drive and that drive has insufficient disk space to do so, XCOPY eventually reports that there is insufficient disk space, and that no files were copied. However, the results of a DIR command indicate a new file was created--and that it takes up approximately the amount of free disk space that existed before you ran XCOPY. The directory listing also shows that the original file was deleted and that the system now has the same amount of free disk space as the original file occupied before running XCOPY.

Additional query words: 5.0 6.0 6.20 6.2 6.21 6.22 5.x 6.x

Keywords: KB124854