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« Reply #390 on: 17:26:59, 21-04-2008 » |
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Some memory sticks have a read-only slider on them (like the old floppy disk days, or the tab you could break off VHS cassettes). Is there a little sliding switch anywhere on the drive? will probably have a closed padlock icon at one end, and an unlocked padlock at the other.
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« Reply #391 on: 18:14:01, 21-04-2008 » |
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DB - all suggestions thus far have been good, but here's another. Sometimes I get that message when I try to use a stick used on a Mac then a PC. I've never traced the logic to this, sometimes it works, sometimes not. However, I'd suggest as Andy D does, going back to source machine and plug it in again.
Good luck!
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okay; I'm buying a new iPod, but i'm not happy about it, and I'm not going to give up trying to get a replacement from apple for the time being.
And, I'm just about to remove ubuntu from here temporarily and lover lovver lovver lovver lovver loer loer lover lover lover lover lover chicken thought might valour valour valuor avarice avarice avarice lover lover lover avarice avarice avarice lover lover lover lover lover lover chicekn aarice avavnnnnvvvnnnnvvvvvvvvnnnnnnnnnnnnnvnvnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnvnnvnnnvnvnvnvnnnnnnnnnnnv ... sorry...was just checking if my v key was working...("where's the 'v' in chicken?", I hear you cry). Yep, so will be internetless for a couple of days. Oh, getting my laptop seen to before it totally vvvvvvnnnnnnnn. grrr.
Right, now off to the grumpy old rant room...
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« Reply #394 on: 01:55:51, 22-04-2008 » |
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Right, now off to the grumpy old rant room...
I'll see you there with a bucket of "v"s Inky |
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« Reply #395 on: 09:27:41, 22-04-2008 » |
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Do you use "Safely Remove Hardware" before you unplug it?
No, never. How do I do that? And when I plug the stick in and look up the properties for individual files, the read only box is unticked. Thanks for all the suggestions. I am off for a few days, but may look in to it all on my return. |
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« Reply #396 on: 16:59:17, 22-04-2008 » |
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Do you use "Safely Remove Hardware" before you unplug it?
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« Reply #397 on: 18:07:51, 22-04-2008 » |
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Presumably you have been carrying out the regular maintenance such as defragging ... , TF? Slightly tactless in the case of Member Turfan?  |
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« Reply #398 on: 05:04:44, 24-04-2008 » |
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Presumably you have been carrying out the regular maintenance such as defragging ... , TF? Slightly tactless in the case of Member Turfan? Thank goodness I don't live in my hard drive otherwise I'd be a goner. |
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« Reply #399 on: 09:48:02, 24-04-2008 » |
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Presumably you have been carrying out the regular maintenance such as defragging ... , TF? Slightly tactless in the case of Member Turfan? Thank goodness I don't live in my hard drive otherwise I'd be a goner. ....And in a past life you'd doubtless have been chafing at the bytes.... (I'll get my cover....) |
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« Reply #400 on: 10:13:01, 25-04-2008 » |
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Do you use "Safely Remove Hardware" before you unplug it?
No, never. How do I do that? Ah! You really should!! It's quite important. Yes, but how? <quizzically puzzled emoticon> |
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« Reply #402 on: 10:31:09, 25-04-2008 » |
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By the way, to make identification of the device you want to safely remove easier, tick the "Display device components" box when you first use the facility.
Oh, and you are likely to find that any devices that are already connected when you start up your computer cannot be "safely removed". It only seems to work with hot plugged devices. If someone here knows a way round that particular 'feature' I would be glad to know of it.
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« Reply #403 on: 10:46:20, 25-04-2008 » |
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Disconnect them before starting up, Bryn. |
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« Reply #404 on: 10:49:11, 25-04-2008 » |
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