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Data Locked with Full Armor Is Lost After Uncompress
Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q104738
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.2, 6.22

This information applies to both Microsoft DoubleSpace and Microsoft DriveSpace. For MS-DOS 6.22, use DRVSPACE in place of DBLSPACE for commands and filenames.

SYMPTOMS

Any data that is locked on a DoubleSpace-compressed drive using Full Armor is lost when you uncompress the drive.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use Full Armor to unlock the data on your hard disk drive before you uncompress the drive.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information, contact Micah Development.

Full Armor is manufactured by Micah Development, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

KBCategory: kbtool kb3rdparty kbprb
KBSubcategory: msdos
Additional reference words: 6.20 fullarmor full-armor locking mechanism
errmsg err msg error message double space

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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