DriveSpace Is Not Supported with FAT32 Drives (150579)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 98
  • Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2
  • Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2.1
  • Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2.5
This article was previously published under Q150579

SYMPTOMS

When you try to compress a drive with DriveSpace or DriveSpace 3, you may receive the following error message:
Drive C cannot be compressed because it is a FAT32 drive.

ID Number: DRVSPACE738

Also, when you view Drivespace 3 Properties the size of a hard disk is listed as 2 gigabytes (GB) when the drive is larger than 2 GB. This may happen on FAT32 drives.

CAUSE

DriveSpace was designed to work with the FAT12 and FAT16 file systems and cannot be used with drives using the FAT32 file system.

STATUS

This feature is under review and will be considered for inclusion in a future release.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:12/16/2004
Keywords:kberrmsg kbprb KB150579
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