How can I verify files which I have written to a floppy disk? Why isn't this done automatically?

A: The problem is the disk cache: When writing the files to a floppy disk and reading them back immediately afterwards, they are not read from the disk, but from the disk cache. Unfortunately there seems to be no way to erase the disk cache.

Solution: Remove and re-insert the floppy disk! You can then either select all files and copy them to NUL (with F5), or use the command 'Synchronize dirs' to compare the files by content with the originals on the harddisk.

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