Err Msg on Unformatted Disk: You Must Use "DBLSPACE /FORMAT"..
PSS ID Number: Q104783
Article last modified on 11-02-1993
PSS database name: O_MSDOS

6.20

MS-DOS


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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.2
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SYMPTOMS
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Once a compressed floppy has been mounted and removed, any attempt to
format an unformatted disk in that drive results in the following
error message:

   You must use "DBLSPACE /FORMAT <drive>:" to format that drive.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem, restart your computer and format the
disk.

Additional reference words: 6.20

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.