DRVSPACE /COMPRESS
Compresses the files on an existing hard disk drive, floppy disk, or other
removable media. Compressing an existing drive makes more space available on
that drive.
Note: DriveSpace cannot compress a drive that's completely full. To
compress your startup hard disk drive, the drive must contain at
least 1.2 MB of free space. Other hard disk drives and floppy disks
must contain at least 1.1 MB of free space. (DriveSpace cannot
compress 360K floppy disks.)
Syntax
DRVSPACE /COMPRESS drive1: [/NEWDRIVE=drive2:] [/RESERVE=size] [/F]
Parameter
drive1:
Specifies the existing drive you want to compress.
Switches
/COMPRESS
Compresses the hard disk drive or floppy disk specified by the drive
parameter. This switch can be abbreviated to /COM.
/NEWDRIVE=drive2:
Specifies the drive letter for the uncompressed (host) drive. After
DriveSpace compresses an existing drive, your system will include both
the existing drive (now compressed) and a new uncompressed drive. The
/NEWDRIVE switch is optional; if you omit it, DriveSpace assigns the
next available drive letter to the new drive. This switch can be
abbreviated to /NEW.
/RESERVE=size
Specifies how many megabytes of space to leave uncompressed. Because
some files, such as the Windows swap file, do not work properly when
stored on a compressed drive, it's a good idea to reserve some
uncompressed space. The uncompressed space will be located on the new
uncompressed drive. (If the drive you are compressing contains a Windows
permanent swap file, DriveSpace moves the file to the new uncompressed
drive.) This switch can be abbreviated to /RES.
/F
Prevents DriveSpace from displaying the final screen when compression is
complete. This screen includes compression statistics. If you specify
the /F switch, DriveSpace returns to the command prompt when compression
is complete.
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