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I am unable to switch to the floppy drive on any of the virtual machines I have created.

The cd a: command is accepted when a floppy disk is in the drive. But after that, the machine will switch back to c: drive automatically. So I can't get into the directory of the floppy disk drive.

The DOS Console look like this after cd a: command:
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It also makes no difference which floppy image is inserted. If no image is inserted, the default error message Abort / Retry / Fail appears.

I have installed and try all DOS versions from 1.25 to 6.22 from winworld in different created VMs of VirtualBox. English DOS versions and German DOS versions. Everywhere the same error. So I assume it probably has something to do with my VirtualBox configuration.

The example here is DOS 6.22 [german]. This version is the easiest for me because my keyboard fits here. It's also no problem for me to switch to English if this is a requirement or more useful for your help.

Virtual Box Version: 7.0.4 r154605 (Qt5.15.2)
My operating system: Windows 11 Pro (64-bit)

My machine:

• OS = DOS 6.22 (german)
• Floppy drive
• CD-ROM drive
• VHD hard drive

I wanted to include the log file in the post here, but I don't know how. Would do it again if needed.

Look up a bit more about DOS command syntax.
This is not a Virtualbox problem. You are not using the correct command.

Oh my gosh. That is very embarrassing. I'm sorry!

Thanks!

To complete the case: Correct command is just a: without cd

[solved]

DOS was such a long time ago that it isn't easy to remember everything.
That's why I wanted to first point you in the right direction before just giving the solution directly.