BACKUP Deletes Files from Root of Destination Disk (73716)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.1
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.2
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.21
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.3
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.3a
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.01
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
This article was previously published under Q73716 SUMMARY
To minimize confusion and reduce the number of disks required for
backups, destination disks should not contain subdirectories.
The MS-DOS BACKUP utility deletes files from the destination disk
before it starts backing up to that disk. However, files are deleted
only from the root of the backup destination disk. Files contained in
subdirectories on the destination disk are not be detected by BACKUP.
This can cause confusion when backing up or looking at a directory
listing of the backup disks.
Note: The RESTORE command works correctly if the destination backup
disk had or has subdirectories.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/26/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB73716 |
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