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Asked: 2021-12-08T06:11:11+00:00 In:

Expend DOS 6.22 Drive Size Limit

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In Dos 6.22 with a 2.138.122.000 free space I can’t install a program. Any one with an Idea?

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      As mentioned, the partition (FAT16) limit for MS-DOS is 2.1GB. The “entire-drive” (Int13h Interface) limit is 8.4GB:

      http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/bios…

      http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/bios…

      Also have to agree with DAVE and Skip, what DOS program could you possibly be using to need that much space?

      “Channeling the spirit of jboy…”

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