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3.3. Can I use compressed DOS filesystems from FreeBSD?
No. If you are using a utility such as Stacker(tm) or
DoubleSpace(tm), FreeBSD will only be able to use whatever
portion of the filesystem you leave uncompressed. The rest of
the filesystem will show up as one large file (the
stacked/dblspaced file!). DO NOT REMOVE THAT FILE! You will
probably regret it greatly!
It is probably better to create another uncompressed DOS primary
partition and use this for communications between DOS and
FreeBSD.
Frequently Asked Questions for FreeBSD 2.X
: Installation
: Can I use compressed DOS filesystems from FreeBSD?
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