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Hello,
I have an off topic very basic question for all you computer pros. I
have a old 386 computer with one 3.5 floppy drive. There is a
certain file that I want to copy onto a floppy. But, the file is to
big for one floppy. It's about 5.6 Megs. I've tried dragging and
dropping but I get a 'destination drive full--please retry.'
Then I tried copying the file in DOS but, I again, of course got the
disk--not enough space error.
How do I copy a file using severaly disks? And then reload that file
to another computer using the same disks?
Sorry for the OT, and sorry that it's such a basic question.
Frank G.
I have an off topic very basic question for all you computer pros. I
have a old 386 computer with one 3.5 floppy drive. There is a
certain file that I want to copy onto a floppy. But, the file is to
big for one floppy. It's about 5.6 Megs. I've tried dragging and
dropping but I get a 'destination drive full--please retry.'
Then I tried copying the file in DOS but, I again, of course got the
disk--not enough space error.
How do I copy a file using severaly disks? And then reload that file
to another computer using the same disks?
Sorry for the OT, and sorry that it's such a basic question.
Frank G.
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and you will be prompted for multiple disks.
leroy
fwankg wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I have an off topic very basic question for all you computer pros. I
> have a old 386 computer with one 3.5 floppy drive. There is a
> certain file that I want to copy onto a floppy. But, the file is to
> big for one floppy. It's about 5.6 Megs. I've tried dragging and
> dropping but I get a 'destination drive full--please retry.'
> Then I tried copying the file in DOS but, I again, of course got the
> disk--not enough space error.
> How do I copy a file using severaly disks? And then reload that file
> to another computer using the same disks?
> Sorry for the OT, and sorry that it's such a basic question.
>
> Frank G.
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>Hello,
>
>I have an off topic very basic question for all you computer pros. I
>have a old 386 computer with one 3.5 floppy drive. There is a
>certain file that I want to copy onto a floppy. But, the file is to
>big for one floppy. It's about 5.6 Megs. I've tried dragging and
>dropping but I get a 'destination drive full--please retry.'
>Then I tried copying the file in DOS but, I again, of course got the
>disk--not enough space error.
>How do I copy a file using severaly disks? And then reload that file
>to another computer using the same disks?
>Sorry for the OT, and sorry that it's such a basic question.
>
>Frank G.
>
>Frank -
PKZIP or WINZIP can do disk spanning. Search on either term to find the
appropriate web site. PKZIP operates under DOS and WINZIP operates under
Windows.
Hope that helps.
Regards,
Bruce Bates
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There is a program called WinZip that will allow you to span 3.5" floppies
with big files like you have. You can download the program at
www.winzip.com. You can select the evaluation copy free to test it. It
will have to be loaded on both computers the one saving to the disk and the
one receiving the disks. This assumes you are running some version of
windows system not just DOS.
Good Luck
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Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] OT: question for all you computer pros....
> Hello,
>
> I have an off topic very basic question for all you computer pros. I
> have a old 386 computer with one 3.5 floppy drive. There is a
> certain file that I want to copy onto a floppy. But, the file is to
> big for one floppy. It's about 5.6 Megs. I've tried dragging and
> dropping but I get a 'destination drive full--please retry.'
> Then I tried copying the file in DOS but, I again, of course got the
> disk--not enough space error.
> How do I copy a file using severaly disks? And then reload that file
> to another computer using the same disks?
> Sorry for the OT, and sorry that it's such a basic question.
>
> Frank G.
>
>
>
>
> To UNSUBSCRIBE, just send mail to:
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Body of the message will be ignored.
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> Hello,
>
> I have an off topic very basic question for all you computer pros. I
> have a old 386 computer with one 3.5 floppy drive. There is a
> certain file that I want to copy onto a floppy. But, the file is to
> big for one floppy. It's about 5.6 Megs. I've tried dragging and
> dropping but I get a 'destination drive full--please retry.'
> Then I tried copying the file in DOS but, I again, of course got the
> disk--not enough space error.
> How do I copy a file using severaly disks? And then reload that file
> to another computer using the same disks?
> Sorry for the OT, and sorry that it's such a basic question.
>
> Frank G.
If this is win95 or 98 on all the machines involved, use the mickeysoft
backup utility. Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Backup. This
can span multiple disks and can then be restored via the same program on
another machine. Costs nothing and works. Otherwise use winzip.
Hope this helps,
--
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it splits files onto multiple floppies.
cnet or tucows would have it.
--- In basicstamps@y..., "fwankg" <fwankg@y...> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have an off topic very basic question for all you computer pros.
I
> have a old 386 computer with one 3.5 floppy drive. There is a
> certain file that I want to copy onto a floppy. But, the file is
to
> big for one floppy. It's about 5.6 Megs. I've tried dragging and
> dropping but I get a 'destination drive full--please retry.'
> Then I tried copying the file in DOS but, I again, of course got
the
> disk--not enough space error.
> How do I copy a file using severaly disks? And then reload that
file
> to another computer using the same disks?
> Sorry for the OT, and sorry that it's such a basic question.
>
> Frank G.
>Hello,
>
>I have an off topic very basic question for all you computer pros. I
>have a old 386 computer with one 3.5 floppy drive. There is a
>certain file that I want to copy onto a floppy. But, the file is to
>big for one floppy. It's about 5.6 Megs.
I've attached a couple of files: SLICE.COM & SLICE.DOC. These old PC Mag
utilities will allow you to split a very large file into smaller pieces
that fit whatever size floppy drive that you have. Slice also creates the
splice program on the first floppy so that you can put the file back
together again.
dwayne
SLICE (and SPLICE)
Command
Bob Flanders and Michael Holmes
1989 No. 9 (Utilities)
Purpose: Spreads a DOS file too large to be copied onto a single floppy
disk across multiple diskettes, enabling the file to be restored onto a
second machine.
Format: SLICE [noparse][[/noparse]d:][noparse][[/noparse]path]filename[noparse][[/noparse].ext] d:
Remarks: The filename of the file to be divided may be preceded with a
drive and/or path, if needed. The d: target drive may be any drive that
DOS recognizes as a removable medium. Diskettes from 160KB to 1.44MB
capacity may be used, as may disk cartridges whose device driver
identifies them as employing a removable medium.
As each target diskette becomes filled, the user is prompted to insert a
fresh one; up to 99 formatted target disks may be accommodated. On the
first of these, SLICE also creates a short (approximately 1KB) program,
SPLICE.COM, which is subsequently used to reassemble the separate sections
into which filename has been broken. The syntax for SPLICE.COM is:
Format: d:\SPLICE s: [noparse][[/noparse]t:][noparse][[/noparse]path] [noparse][[/noparse]/R]
Remarks: The d: parameter designates the drive on which SPLICE.COM has
been written, and s: designates the source drive. Normally, these are the
same. The optional t: and path identify the hard disk/path onto which the
file is to be reassembled as single entity. If these latter parameters
are unspecified, the default drive and directory will be used for
restoration. The original filename cannot be changed in either the SLICE
or SPLICE operations, each of which requires approximately 34KB of
available memory. The optional /R parameter tells the program to disable
the check for removeable media. If you receive an error message saying,
"Must be removeable media," you can try running SPLICE with the /R
parameter. This is useful when the device driver for a drive does not
support the IOCTL requesting removeable status.
Note: Although the DOS BACKUP and RESTORE utilities also permit a single
file to be divided among multiple disks, they require that the same
version of DOS be present on both the originating and the receiving
machines.
Dwayne Reid <dwayner@p...>
Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA
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