Epson 10020, 100 Formatting Diskettes

To delete an empty directory from a disk, use the RMDIR command, or its shorthand equivalent, RD. For example, to remove the directory ACCOUNTS, which is a subdirectory in the LEDGER directory, type the following and press Enter:

RD \LEDGER\ACCOUNTS

If you are currently in the LEDGER directory, you can enter the command as follows:

RD ACCOUNTS

Formatting Diskettes

Before you can store data on a new diskette, you must format it. Formatting prepares the diskette so that MS-DOS can write to it. You need to do this only once, before you use the diskette for the first time.

You can reformat previously used diskettes. This process erases all data on the diskette, however; so be sure you do not want to save any of the data on a used diskette before you format it.

If you plan to use a new diskette to make a backup copy of another diskette, you do not need to format it first; the DISKCOPY program automatically formats a blank diskette if it has never been formatted. (See the description of DISKCOPY later in this chapter.)

The formatting procedure you use depends on whether you have the Apex 100 or the Apex 100\20. Follow the instructions below for your configuration.

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