User's Manual

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