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  • Stacker issue: misreported disk full error

    From Harry Potter@rose.joseph12@yahoo.com to comp.os.msdos.misc on Sun Apr 21 09:54:20 2019
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.msdos.misc

    Hi! I have a problem with a Stacker-compressed Zip drive: when I install a program, I get a Disk Full error. When I display a directory using DIR, I get significant free space. Also, Stacker's disk optimizer reports not enough free space to optimize the drive--even when I move some stuff off the drive. The last time I redid the whole drive, it worked but only temporarily. :( How can I fix this problem?
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  • From T. Ment@t.ment@protocol.invalid to comp.os.msdos.misc on Sun Apr 21 17:36:02 2019
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.msdos.misc

    On Sun, 21 Apr 2019 09:54:20 -0700 (PDT), Harry Potter wrote:

    Hi! I have a problem with a Stacker-compressed Zip drive: when
    I install a program, I get a Disk Full error. When I display a
    directory using DIR, I get significant free space. Also, Stacker's
    disk optimizer reports not enough free space to optimize the
    drive--even when I move some stuff off the drive. The last time I
    redid the whole drive, it worked but only temporarily. :( How can
    I fix this problem?

    I could say don't use Stacker, but you never listen. Must be a slow
    weekend for trolling Harry.


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  • From JJ@jj4public@vfemail.net to comp.os.msdos.misc on Mon Apr 22 18:49:37 2019
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.msdos.misc

    On Sun, 21 Apr 2019 09:54:20 -0700 (PDT), Harry Potter wrote:
    Hi! I have a problem with a Stacker-compressed Zip drive: when I install
    a program, I get a Disk Full error. When I display a directory using
    DIR, I get significant free space. Also, Stacker's disk optimizer
    reports not enough free space to optimize the drive--even when I move
    some stuff off the drive. The last time I redid the whole drive, it
    worked but only temporarily. :( How can I fix this problem?

    Looks like you don't understand how disk compression and disk defragmenter work.
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  • From Brett Person@bgp196415@gmail.com to comp.os.msdos.misc on Tue Apr 23 01:58:05 2019
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.msdos.misc

    On Sunday, 21 April 2019 11:54:21 UTC-5, Harry Potter wrote:
    Hi! I have a problem with a Stacker-compressed Zip drive: when I install a program, I get a Disk Full error. When I display a directory using DIR, I get significant free space. Also, Stacker's disk optimizer reports not enough free space to optimize the drive--even when I move some stuff off the drive. The last time I redid the whole drive, it worked but only temporarily. :( How can I fix this problem?
    stacker and double space were never good ideas for disk space solutions. Unfortunately, I dont think there were many more options in dos
    I havent struggled with stacker in over 20-30 years but i think there is a way to export the stacker disk file t a different hd nd then grow it from there. but,as ive sai, it has been a long time since I've probably done this
    See the stacker docs
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  • From Harry Potter@rose.joseph12@yahoo.com to comp.os.msdos.misc on Wed Apr 24 16:12:56 2019
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.msdos.misc

    On Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at 4:58:06 AM UTC-4, Brett Person wrote:
    stacker and double space were never good ideas for disk space solutions. Unfortunately, I dont think there were many more options in dos
    I havent struggled with stacker in over 20-30 years but i think there is a way to export the stacker disk file t a different hd nd then grow it from there. but,as ive sai, it has been a long time since I've probably done this
    See the stacker docs

    Unfortunately, I need it for its services. I am sure that the drive isn't full as I haven't put enough on it to fill it, so what can be causing the problem?
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