[OPLINTECH] when a patron's flash stick is not accepting files

[mr invader]

OOPS 

I forgot to mention one thing. If there is data on the drive, Copy it to another flash drive or storage location before you format it :) .

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> From: mrinvader at hotmail.com
> To: mpl_marlenep at yahoo.com; oplintech at oplin.org
> Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 07:08:31 -0400
> Subject: Re: [OPLINTECH] when a patron's flash stick is not accepting files
> 
> 
> Yes, formatting periodically is actually a good thing. Patrons should also be shown how to use the stop this device function in the system tray BEFORE removing the drive, as this is a common cause of bombed flash drives. 
> 
> In My Computer, Right click on the device "Removable Disk (?:)" and choose format, verify that the device listed in the top box is not C: or the like, select fat32 or fat from the middle dropdown, uncheck Quick Format, and hit Format.
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> It could also be an obscure permissions issue, but if she's been using it all along, that's probably not it.
> 
> Yours,
> 
> Charles T (Tom) Houghtby IV
> IT Manager, Liberty Center Public Library
> 
> ________________________________
>> Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 17:27:35 -0700
>> From: mpl_marlenep at yahoo.com
>> To: oplintech at oplin.org
>> Subject: [OPLINTECH] when a patron's flash stick is not accepting files
>> 
>> 
>> Hello
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>> I have a public internet patron that has been saving photographs from her yahoo email account to her flash stick
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>> Now - she is getting the response:
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>> "The directory of disk 0 is full.  Choose another direcortory or disk."
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>> when we look at space there is still room on the flash stick
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>> Best I can figure is that her flash stick is corrupted
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>> Could she format the flash stick?
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>> what else could she do?
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>> thanks
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>> Marlene Pelyhes
>> 
>> Mentor Public Library
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