Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!nrl-cmf!ukma!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!bellcore!faline!thumper!ulysses!att!ihlpf!pcl From: pcl@ihlpf.ATT.COM (pcl) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: File creation error Keywords: 224 File(s) copied; slow; Compaq; MS-DOS 3.3 Message-ID: <7852@ihlpf.ATT.COM> Date: 1 Mar 89 16:28:40 GMT Reply-To: pcl@ihlpf.UUCP (pcl) Distribution: usa Organization: AT&T Lines: 14 I encountered the following error when trying to copy 300 files (small size) from harddisk to A: (1.2 meg floppy drive): File creation error 224 File(s) copied "DIR A:" indicated there are still plenty of space left. The PC is a Compaq Portable-III running MS-DOS 3.3 (from Compaq). Also, why the copying process is VERY slow (over 5 minutes)? Thanks in advance! att!ihlpf!pcl