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From: og@unido.informatik.uni-dortmund.de (Oliver Graf)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
Subject: Re: disk icons won't politely remove themselves (os2.0)
Keywords: os2.0
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Date: 25 Apr 91 07:35:54 GMT
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In article <1991Apr25.042927.10952@hubcap.clemson.edu>, ddyer@hubcap.clemson.edu (Doug) writes:
> 
> Why is it that if I insert a disk... remove it, its icon stays?
> (I never launch an application from it, so no object is being used)
> 
> Its a problem when I decide to copy a file to df0: and it wants a disk
> that was inserted 11 disks ago or so... (so I select CANCEL when it asks
> me to insert that disk, and then I cant access that file anymore because
> it is an "object in use"?? but I selected CANCEL!).
> 
> FYI all I do with these disks is a dir df0:.  The disk icon then becomes
> a permanent fixture until reboot.  Not even re-inserting it and removing it.

Do you use the original Dir command from WB 1.3 ? It seems that the Dir command
does not Unlock his locks when ending. Or did you a "CD df0:" ? In this case
the icon will not be removed until you change your current dir again.

>  Doug Dyer        ddyer@hubcap.clemson.edu 

   Oliver

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