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Deleting your Diskettes and Files
You may want to erase diskettes or unnecessary files to make mom for
other data.
Erasing a diskette:
To erase a whole directory of files, type the following at the drive
prompt:
A>del *.*
<Enter>
All the files in the open directory are now erased.
Deleting a file:
To delete a single file, type the following at the drive prompt:
A>del filename.ext
<Enter> Or
A>erase filename.ext
<Enter>
Finding
Out What is on a Disk
lf you want to find out what files are on a disk, you can list its directory
by using the
<DIR> command.
lf you want to display the directory of
the disk in drive A, you would use the following command:
DIR A:
After you hit the enter key, all the file information will display on the
screen.
lf you use the
<DIR>
command without a drive letter, MS-DOS lists the
directory of the disk which was most recently accessed.
There are three ways to stop the screen from scrolling.
• pressing the <ctr> and the <S> keys simultaneously
• pressing <Pause>
• typing DIR/P see one screen each time
Chapter 3: Operating Your System
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Summary of Contents for Apex 386/40
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Page 13: ...Chapter 1 System Overview ...
Page 36: ...Chapter 2 Setting Up Your System ...
Page 54: ...Chapter 3 Operating Your System ...
Page 74: ...Capter 4 Keyboard ...
Page 84: ...Chapter 5 Troubleshooting ...
Page 93: ...Chapter 6 Appendix ...
Page 109: ...Chapter 7 Glossary ...