PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Copying large files (>1.4Mb) in DOS - How?
Old 20th August 2006 | 16:48
  #1 (permalink)  
AirDawg
 
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 7
Likes: 1
From: Southern Coast of Ohio (~KLUK)
Copying large files (>1.4Mb) in DOS - How?

My old desktop running WIN98 will not bootup to Windows, several different fixes tried all w/o any success. And of course I have not backed up my data files in several months.
I'm now copying all the data files off the HDD via the good old DOS commands onto floppies and then transferring to the new laptop. But of course I'm unable to save any of the files larger than 1.4Mb.
Is there anyway of getting DOS to read a USB key? I've tried booting the PC with the USB key attached - no joy. Unable to find a way for the PC to recognize the USB key as a drive in BIOS.
I'm guessing I have about 70 - 80 files larger than a floppy capacity of which about a third of them are not replaceable.
Any and all suggestions or recommendations will be appreciated.
Thanks! and Cheers!
AirDawg is offline  
Reply