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APPLEWORKS & MULTIRAM

The MultiRam file segmenting procedure does not affect AppleWorks internal backup safeguard as long as there is room on the disk for the temporary file being saved and the old, existing file. But if there is no inns on the disk to save the temporary file, even though the file could easily be saved to a blank disk, the segmenting routine will save the first part of the file to the disk, delete the old file, and then request a new disk to continue the file. Part B of Figure 4.6 shows this result.

If you do not want this to occur, you should save the file to a new disk with room for it or you may save the file under another name and let the file span more then one disk.

If you find yourself with no disks left, you might consider deleting the old file first using the “Other Activities” menu and then save the file all on the existing disk. You run the risk of losing the file this way, however. as was described earlier.

Part C of Figure 4.6 shows that there can be useable space left on a disk in the last part of a segmented save. To eliminate any possible problems in the future with the file “SAMPLE”, you should not try to use this remaining apace for saving other files.

Loading Files

Loading segmented files back into memory is easy.

Insert the first segmented disk into the data drive. Select “Add Files” and choose the first segmented file. You will see a message just like that in Figures 4.2 and 4.3 to let you know which file segment to load next. The file will be ready for use when the last segment loads into memory.

Error Messages

Two types of error messages are likely to occur if you are not correctly saving or loading segmented files.

The message Can’t write on disk at Drive 2” can occur if you insert a disk during a segmented save whose name does not match that of the first disk.

To resolve this problem, find the data disk with the proper name and insert it to continue the save. If you have not prepared enough data disks to handle the entire file, you will have to press Escape to abandon the present file save. Reread the section pertaining to disk preparation and format enough disks for the file. You will not lose any of your data but you will have to Start saving from the beginning again.

The message “Getting errors trying to read <file segment name> on Drive 2” can occur if you try loading a disk out of sequence. Simply remove the incorrect disk and insert the disk requested by the prompt.