Solve : what's up w/ the thumb drive??

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Answer» i have a flash drive or THUMB drive that is not in the lock mode but when i try to save small word documents on it i get the message "the disk in the destin ation drive is FULL. insert a new disk to continue" & when I hit "retry" i get the message that it can't copy as there is not enough FREE disk space but the weird thin g is that there is 12.6 mb used space, 972 mb free space w/ a capacity of 984 mb which means there's 98% free space. i ran a virus scan & defrag on the thumb drive & there were no problems. any idea why this imation 1 gb thumb drive won't let me store simple word documents? thanks, dedeThis may work: 1. Copy over all data to your C: drive in a new folder. (IMPORTANT!) 2. Right-click on the thumb drive's icon, and select "Format..." 3. Format as FAT32; do not use Quick Format. Click Format. (THIS DESTROYS ALL DATA ON THE DISK, WHICH IS WHY STEP 1 IS SO IMPORTANT!) 4. Copy all files back and try again. I make it a habit to format flash drives when I get them -- saves a headache later. Quote I make it a habit to format flash drives when I get them -- saves a headache later. Yeah, same. Hey dede, how long have you had the thumb drive? If you've had it for a long time it could be damaged or corrupted.Caron Dudeoxide & others: I've had the thumb drive sin CE about 8/05. if thumb drive were corrupted or damage d would't it have shown up on my virus scan & on the defragmentation? regarrds, dedeCan you copy what you have on it to your hard drive, if not already on your hard drive, or somewhere other than the flash drive itself? If so, then go ahead an format it. Give it a try. What have you got to lose?Quote from: dede on April 06, 2007, 11:08:13 AM Caron Dudeoxide & others: I've had the thumb drive sin ce about 8/05. if thumb drive were corrupted or damage d would't it have shown up on my virus scan & on the defragmentation? regarrds, dede Not neccessarily...i believe if the FAT info is still there it will still be recognised by many programs including Windows...this is why RAW volumes can still be seen. Take Dilbert and Soybeans advice... p.s. There isn't a tiny security switch on this is there ? ?patio, it looks like there is only lock & unlock switch on this imation 1 gb thumb drive . did not see a security switch. will move all to c drive, delete every thing on thumb drive & then move it back over. what is RAW info? regards, dedei moved stuff to hard drive new folder, formatted thumb drive as FAT32 & moved the stuff vback to the thumb drive & ii'm now able to create & save a document & move documents into the f drive . thanks all for your helpl!!!! dedeExcellent. Raw is where data goes when USB drives are dis-connected improperly. Trust me, you don't wanna see it happen to you.

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i have a flash drive or THUMB drive that is not in the lock mode but when i try to save small word documents on it i get the message "the disk in the destin ation drive is FULL. insert a new disk to continue" & when I hit "retry" i get the message that it can't copy as there is not enough FREE disk space but the weird thin g is that there is 12.6 mb used space, 972 mb free space w/ a capacity of 984 mb which means there's 98% free space.

i ran a virus scan & defrag on the thumb drive & there were no problems. any idea why this imation 1 gb thumb drive won't let me store simple word documents? thanks, dedeThis may work:

1. Copy over all data to your C: drive in a new folder. (IMPORTANT!)
2. Right-click on the thumb drive's icon, and select "Format..."
3. Format as FAT32; do not use Quick Format. Click Format. (THIS DESTROYS ALL DATA ON THE DISK, WHICH IS WHY STEP 1 IS SO IMPORTANT!)
4. Copy all files back and try again.

I make it a habit to format flash drives when I get them -- saves a headache later. Quote

I make it a habit to format flash drives when I get them -- saves a headache later.

Yeah, same.

Hey dede, how long have you had the thumb drive? If you've had it for a long time it could be damaged or corrupted.Caron Dudeoxide & others: I've had the thumb drive sin CE about 8/05. if thumb drive were corrupted or damage d would't it have shown up on my virus scan & on the defragmentation? regarrds, dedeCan you copy what you have on it to your hard drive, if not already on your hard drive, or somewhere other than the flash drive itself? If so, then go ahead an format it. Give it a try. What have you got to lose?Quote from: dede on April 06, 2007, 11:08:13 AM

Caron Dudeoxide & others: I've had the thumb drive sin ce about 8/05. if thumb drive were corrupted or damage d would't it have shown up on my virus scan & on the defragmentation? regarrds, dede

Not neccessarily...i believe if the FAT info is still there it will still be recognised by many programs including Windows...this is why RAW volumes can still be seen.

Take Dilbert and Soybeans advice...

p.s. There isn't a tiny security switch on this is there ? ?patio, it looks like there is only lock & unlock switch on this imation 1 gb thumb drive . did not see a security switch. will move all to c drive, delete every thing on thumb drive & then move it back over. what is RAW info? regards, dedei moved stuff to hard drive new folder, formatted thumb drive as FAT32 & moved the stuff vback to the thumb drive & ii'm now able to create & save a document & move documents into the f drive . thanks all for your helpl!!!! dedeExcellent.

Raw is where data goes when USB drives are dis-connected improperly.
Trust me, you don't wanna see it happen to you.

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