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MS-DOS LABEL: "Cannot make directory entry" error? (Users)

posted by RayeR , CZ, 26.12.2013, 18:41

Hi,
the volume label on DOS disks are (for confusing the enemy :) placed in 2 different places:
1) in bootsector
2) in root directory entry (it use special attribute compared to regular file or directory so dir command hide it)
Usually both are synchronized by label command.
But if you have too many files in root directory it may happen there's not enough space for creating volume label direcotry entry. The maximum number of dir. entries in rootdir is FIXED and it's allocaded during formatting of the disk. So you may remove some files/move them to a subdirectory or backup and reformat the disk. But take in mind that if you allocate more space for root dir. entries you'll have less space for user data. I'm not sure if standard DOS format command let you do it but sure there are some tools that can set it (I think disk formatter built in DOS Navigator have many options). If you just copy floppies, then use program that do 1:1 (sector by sector) copy and you avoid this issues.

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Complete thread:

• MS-DOS LABEL: "Cannot make directory entry" error? - CluelessInSeattl, 26.12.2013, 17:19
  • MS-DOS LABEL: "Cannot make directory entry" error? - RayeR, 26.12.2013, 18:41
  • MS-DOS LABEL: "Cannot make directory entry" error? - Arjay, 27.12.2013, 04:15