how to change size of folder in dos?

[ToriBuzul]

Am trying to use XCOPY to copy a folder from a CD to C: as a workaround due to problems upgrading from Win 98 to WIN 2K. I can only get into dos due to the problem. I created a folder on C:, but when I use XCOPY it copies the first 116 files over then runs out of space. I need to increase the folder size to 195,781,102 bytes. Any idea how??

Tori

[Dan Penny]

What is the command line string you're using? Are there any sub-directories within the directory you're copying?

[shiva_42]

I think you may be misinterpreting the results you are seeing. You shouldn't need to do anything about the actual folder "size" but rather the location of data within the folder.

There is a limited number of files that can be put into the "root" directory on a drive, but this limitation doesn't pertain to subfolders.

So... if you'll just create a folder on the C: drive with a folder name, and copy your files into this "sub-folder" (actually a "sub-directory"), I think your problem will resolve itself.

If I'm off base, let me know and I'll dig a little deeper...;)

[jerry4dos]

Are you trying to use DOS XCOPY to move files to an "NT" file system on your new Win2K?

[Dan Penny]

Dos won't "see" an NTFS partition so the destination directory (which is accepting 116 files) must be in dos.

Tori, I take it you're trying to copy the Win2K setup files to your FAT32 C: drive. Does the C: drive have the free space available?

xcopy X:\Subdir\*.* c:\win2k\ /e/h/I
(where X: is the cdrom drive letter and \Subdir\*.* are the source dirs/files.)

The use of the /I switch precludes creating the directory first. It will be accomplished via the xcopy command line.