Deleting Files with Stacker Installed (72044)


The information in this article applies to:
    • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.1
    • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.2
    • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.21
    • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.3
    • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.3a
    • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.0
    • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.01
    • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
This article was previously published under Q72044

SUMMARY

If the error message "Access Denied" is given when you attempt to delete a file that does not have the read-only bit set, check to see if you are running Stacker.

MORE INFORMATION

STAC Electronics of Carlsbad, California, has released a disk compression utility that creates logical drives and makes exact copies of the old drives in them, except that everything except MSDOS.SYS, IO.SYS, COMMAND.COM, CONFIG.SYS, and AUTOEXEC.BAT are compressed to save space.

It is possible for the "Stacker volume" (the logical drive that contains the compressed files) to be marked as "read only". If this is the case, there is no standard way from within MS-DOS to delete the file.

To see if the Stacker volume has been marked as "read only," reboot the computer and look for the message:

Volume Damage Read Only Write Protect
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Press any key to continue...
If this message appears, call STAC Electronics Technical Support at (619) 431-6712. International customers should call (619) 431-7474.

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Modification Type: Major Last Reviewed: 11/25/2003
Keywords: KB72044
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