Microsoft DOS diskcopy command
Quick links
About diskcopy
Availability
Syntax
Examples
About diskcopy
The diskcopy utility allows a user to copy the complete contents of a diskette to another diskette.
It is not recommended that the diskcopy command be used for anything but a floppy diskette.
Availability
The diskcopy.com is an external command that is available in the below Microsoft operating systems.
All Versions of MS-DOS
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows ME
Windows NT
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Syntax
Copies the contents of one floppy disk to another.
DISKCOPY [drive1: [drive2:]] [/1] [/V] [/M]
/1 |
Copies only the first side of the disk. |
/V |
Verifies that the information is copied correctly. |
/M |
Force multi-pass copy using memory only. |
The two floppy disks must be the same type.
You may specify the same drive for drive1 and drive2.
Examples
diskcopy a:
This would make a copy of the disk that is currently in your drive. |