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Solve : disk is full - can't load recovery files....?

Answer» <html><body><p>...so i'm in DOS, trying to figure out what i can safely delete. the only ones i'm sure i can safely delete are in the "programs" subdirectory.<br/><br/>here's the problem: in DOS, filename is show as thus....<br/><br/>PROGRA~1 <br/><br/>i'm in C prompt, and can't change to that directory because i don't know what the file name is.<br/>I've tried...<br/>cd PROGRAMS<br/>cd PROGRAM FILES<br/>cd PROGRAM<br/>cd PROGRAM FILES<br/><br/>none of them work. can anybody shed any light on what it might actually be called, or is there a simpleton way for me to see the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/missing-1098377" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MISSING">MISSING</a> characters hidden by the tilde?<br/><br/>thanks for help....<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/figured-7681243" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FIGURED">FIGURED</a> it out!<br/><br/>i typed it EXACTLY as it was shown on screen, with the tilde and number 1<br/><br/>go figure!Why <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/would-3285927" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WOULD">WOULD</a> you not follow the guide i posted on Slave drive data retrieval before you risk losing everything ? ?Quote from: Chuckster on February 01, 2011, 07:05:51 PM</p><blockquote>go figure!</blockquote><br/>No <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/need-25476" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about NEED">NEED</a> to figure. THis is normal. Each file and folder has a "short name" and a "long name". Sometimes they are identical, sometimes not. If the long name has space or spaces or is more than 8 characters long, a short name is computed and stored by the system. To use a long name with spaces you have to use quote marks. As you have found, you can use cd with the short name <br/><br/>cd PROGRA~1<br/><br/>but you could also use <br/><br/>cd "Program Files"<br/><br/>The above applies only if you are in a DOS box under Windows 95 or 98. Under plain DOS you need to use the short name.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></body></html>


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