Large Files Left on Host After Compressing with DriveSpace
Article ID: 135940
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Plus! 95 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q135940
SYMPTOMS
When you use DriveSpace (DRVSPACE.EXE) to compress a drive, you may receive
the following error message:
There was not enough free space on drive C: to complete this task.
Some files have been left uncompressed on drive h: If you want to
compress these files, you must delete unwanted files from drive C:
and then try again.
ID Number: Drvspace000
CAUSE
When it compresses files, DriveSpace makes a second copy of the files on
the compressed drive before it deletes the duplicated files on the host
drive. If the compressed drive does not have enough free space to store a
copy of the larger files, it leaves the larger files on the host drive.
RESOLUTION
When you use DriveSpace in Windows 95, free some space on the compressed
drive, and then copy the files from the host drive to the compressed drive.
Keywords: KB135940