Delving into AmigaDOS
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Figure 8-10 Disk Information
The Info command lets you know what disks and volumes are available to you and how much more data they can store.
Full: This column lists the amount of used space on the disk as a percentage of total disk storage. The Ram Disk is always full, because it expands and contracts dynamically as you add and delete files. Errs: The Errs referred to here are soft errors. AmigaDOS uses a complex system of keys and checksums to ensure the integrity of the file system and, occasionally, the checksums don't match. A soft error can be serious, and you should try to isolate and eliminate them. For more details, see the DiskDoctor command in the next chapter. Status: A disk can be in one of two states — read/write or read Only. Obvi ously, you can't write to a read only disk. You set the status of a hard disk, hard-disk partition, or floppy disk using the Lock command (Chapter 9). You can also set the status of a floppy disk with its write-protect tab. Name: The Name of a disk is its volume name — the name it goes by under the Workbench interface. Using AmigaDOS, you can use either the volume name or the device name.
The bottom part of the Info display lists the volumes currently available to the file system and labels those that are mounted. An unmounted volume will be