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   Marion to Andy Burns   
   Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portab   
   01 Feb 25 05:40:13   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: marion@facts.com   
      
   On Fri, 31 Jan 2025 22:25:50 +0000, Andy Burns wrote :   
      
      
   >> It would be clever if you used the label command instead of format 😛   
   >   
   > Are we discussing the label, or the volume ID?   
      
   Hi Andy,   
      
   The terminology should be obvious from the context of the original post,   
   although I can't say what Carlos was talking about - but take a look here   
       
      
   The problem we're solving here is most people don't know the clever trick.   
   So they end up, at best, doing wasteful labor intensive work such as this:   
       
       
       
      
   If only they knew the clever trick suggested in this thread.   
   Then they wouldn't have to do *anything* at all - as then it just works!   
       
       
       
      
   Even better, the entire sd card is auto-mounted as a Windows drive!   
       
      
   That way your Windows scripts work perfectly on your Android phone.   
   Particularly the quick daily backup of all the robocopy delta files.   
      
   As for precise terminology, take a look at these previous answers:   
       
       
      
   I hope that answers your question from the OP's standpoint.   
      
   The main goal was to help people efficiently double their memory,   
   without having to go through any process whatsoever of porting.   
      
   It's so simple, and yet so useful, it should be illegal. :)   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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