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Windows Forum / Windows 98 / Disks / File System / June 2004Copy in Dos
How would I us the Copy Commend in DOS to copy a 3 1/2 floppy to a folder on my harddrive? "Doing this in DOS not win" Thank You Assuming there are no folders on the floppy then at a C:> prompt type Copy a:/*.* c:/folder/*.* folder is the name of the folder you want to copy too. Note: If any of the files on the floppy does not adhere to the 8.3 dos file format you may have problems.  SignatureJon Hildrum DTS MVP Jon_Hildrum@msn.com www.hildrum.com > How would I us the Copy Commend in DOS to copy a 3 1/2 > floppy to a folder on my harddrive? "Doing this in DOS > not win" > > Thank You I get the megs. "The parameter is incorrect" >-----Original Message----- >Assuming there are no folders on the floppy then at a C:> prompt type [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >. >I get the megs. "The parameter is incorrect" You'd need to use a backslash instead of a forward slash, so the command would look like this: copy a:\*.* c:\folder\*.* I think that this would work only for the root directory of the floppy. If there were files in subdirectories this command would not copy them. The xcopy command has a flag (/s, that's a forward slash this time) that causes it to recurse through subdirectories. >>-----Original Message----- >>Assuming there are no folders on the floppy then at a [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> >>. SignatureTim Slattery MS MVP(DTS) Slattery_T@bls.gov Now I get: "The system cannot find the path specified" so I just typed "A:" and then I get "Data error <cyclic redundancy check> >-----Original Message----- > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >>> >>>. >Now I get: >"The system cannot find the path specified" >so I just typed "A:" and then I get >"Data error <cyclic redundancy check> OK, here's the command: copy a:\*.* c:\folder\*.* This assumes that there is a directory on your C: disk named "folder". If that's not true, you'll get the "cannot find the path specified" error. As to your other error, it makes no sense. Typing "A:" at the command line should just take you to the a: drive. You should see a prompt like "a:> ". "Cyclic redundancy check" sounds like a zip utility was trying to process a corupted zip file. SignatureTim Slattery MS MVP(DTS) Slattery_T@bls.gov this is what i typed copy a:\*.* c:\Test\*.* Yes, I did make a folder on my C: Called "Test" I am trying this because the info on the A: is MS word DOC's but will not open in windows. I tryed many diff. PC but all the same. Could I br getting this Messg. becasue the disk is bad? When i try to open it in win. it tells me it is not Formated put is is. >-----Original Message----- > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >like "a:> ". "Cyclic redundancy check" sounds like a zip utility was >trying to process a corupted zip file. It seems like the floppy disk or the floppy disk drive is faulty. Have you tried the disk in another machine to confirm that the disk is OK? You haven't mentioned how you got to DOS (it does make a difference) but if Windows sees the disk as unformatted then it's likely that DOS commands will not be able to access the disk. Your best chance for getting access to the disk might be to boot to command prompt only (press and hold Ctrl before Windows starts, and you will get a boot menu). Then you can examine the disk with commands like DIR A: to see the contents of the disk. If you get an error message then you need to consider floppy disk data recovery software - search the www using those terms and you will see free software, evaluation software (when it indicates it can see and recover the data, you pay your money to get the full version) and professional recovery services (depending on how valuable that data is). SignatureJeff Richards MS MVP (DTS) > this is what i typed > copy a:\*.* c:\Test\*.* [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > utility was >>trying to process a corupted zip file. I tryed many diff. PC but all the same I get to DOS by START/PROGRAMS/MS-DOS Prompt >-----Original Message----- >It seems like the floppy disk or the floppy disk drive is faulty. Have you [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] > >. If you get similar errors attempting to access the disk on a number of different machines then there's not much doubt that the disk is faulty. You need to investigate the data recovery options I mentioned. SignatureJeff Richards MS MVP (DTS) >I tryed many diff. PC > but all the same I get to DOS by START/PROGRAMS/MS-DOS > Prompt Thank You, I will Let You know If it works, Do you think I can format the disk and use a treed party software data recovery to than get it back, If so could you recamend one >-----Original Message----- >If you get similar errors attempting to access the disk on a number of [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >. Do NOT format the disk. In fact, you should double check that the write-protect tab is set, and you should not write anything to the disk at all. Whether or not data can be recovered from the disk depends entirely on the level and type of damage that has occurred. SignatureJeff Richards MS MVP (DTS) > Thank You, I will Let You know If it works, Do you think > I can format the disk and use a treed party software data > recovery to than get it back, If so could you recamend one |
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