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                                  DRVSPACE
 
Compresses hard disk drives or floppy disks, and configures drives that were
compressed by using DriveSpace.
 
Syntax
 
When you issue the DRVSPACE command by itself, the DriveSpace program
starts. This program provides an easy-to-use, menu-oriented user interface
for setting up and working with compressed drives. For more information, see
"Freeing Disk Space by Using DriveSpace" in the Microsoft MS-DOS User's
Guide or Microsoft MS-DOS User's Guide Addendum. For tips on using
DriveSpace, see <DriveSpace Tips>.
 
If you add switches or parameters to the DRVSPACE command, MS-DOS carries
out the requested task without starting the DriveSpace program. The command
syntax differs from task to task. You can use the DRVSPACE command to
perform the following tasks:
 
♦  Compress a hard disk drive or floppy disk. For more information, see
   <DRVSPACE /COMPRESS>.
 
♦  Create a new compressed drive in the free space on an existing drive. For
   more information, see <DRVSPACE /CREATE>.
 
♦  Defragment a compressed drive. For more information, see
   <DRVSPACE /DEFRAGMENT>.
 
♦  Delete a compressed drive. For more information, see <DRVSPACE /DELETE>.
 
♦  Format a compressed drive. For more information, see <DRVSPACE /FORMAT>.
 
♦  Display information about a compressed drive. For more information, see
   <DRVSPACE /INFO>.
 
♦  Display a list of the drives on your computer. The list includes
   compressed and uncompressed hard disk drives, floppy disk drives, and
   other removable-media drives. It does not include network drives. For
   more information, see <DRVSPACE /LIST>.
 
♦  Mount a compressed volume file (CVF). When DriveSpace mounts a CVF, it
   assigns it a drive letter; you can then use the files that CVF contains.
   For more information, see <DRVSPACE /MOUNT>.
 
♦  Change the estimated compression ratio of a compressed drive. For more
   information, see <DRVSPACE /RATIO>.
 
♦  Change the size of a compressed drive. For more information, see
   <DRVSPACE /SIZE>.
 
♦  Uncompress a compressed drive. For more information, see
   <DRVSPACE /UNCOMPRESS>.
 
♦  Unmount a compressed drive. For more information, see
   <DRVSPACE /UNMOUNT>.
 
♦  Change the settings in your DRVSPACE.INI file. For more information, see
   <DRVSPACE.INI>.
 
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