Verify Ü ßßßßßßß Tells FreeDOS whether to verify that your files are written correctly to a disk. You can use verify to make sure data is not written to a bad sector on a disk. Syntax: VERIFY [on|off] on|off Specifies whether FreeDOS is to verify that write operations are done correctly. The on value enables this verification process. The off value disables it. Displaying the current status Use the verify command without parameters to find out whether verification is turned on or off. Affecting performance Turning verify on slows down all disk operations. This is because FreeDOS makes sure that the files were written correctly to a disk. Verifying files as you copy them To verify that files are copied correctly, you can also use the /V switch with the copy or xcopy command. Example: C:\>verify VERIFY is on C:\>verify off VERIFY is off C:\>verify VERIFY is off