I have yet to lose any data. I was referring to a nightmare fantasy of it someday happening.
>From what Jonathan says, it's a Windows CE issue, not a Keysoft issue. It never happens with standard Windows or DOS. Apparently, Windows CE likes to scan and format discs without permission of the user. So far, it's never happened to me! I've had enough trouble with my PC! Terri Pannett, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, California ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Henrichsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 2:08 PM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] losing data on CF cards etc : Hi. Have one cf card with some books from braille web on it and another : that I do my backups on. I haven't had any problems with either card that I : know of. I have the 48 mb on board in my bn and have had my bible, hymn : book and other books stored on my bn since January and I have never lost : anything. : I wonder why some people are experiencing loss of items. Terri, I wonder : why you don't have your bible and hymn book on your unit all of a sudden? : : At 5/28/2004, you wrote: : : >Hi, : > : >This thread, which I started, is giving me nightmares, or I should say : >daymares, since I'm not asleep! I'm at church and I want to read my choir : >music or the Bible on my CF card, but it's gone! My backup is at home on : >the PC! : > : >For that daymare not to come true, I may have to store the Bible, anthems : >and hymn books on a second CF card which I keep on my person! : > : >I really believe one day the formatting issue will be a thing of the past. : >I'm sure PDI will come up with a solution. The Keynote Companions never had : >a problem formatting disks. There was a utility which one could use to : >format disks and they were not ruined in any way. I know the machines use : >two different operating systems, and I'm hoping the format issue and the : >data loss aren't due to Windows CE. : > : >Terri Pannett, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, : >California : >----- Original Message ----- : >From: "sandra tomkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> : >Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 2:23 PM : >Subject: re: [Braillenote] losing data on CF cards etc : > : > : >: Hi Terri, : >: : >: Just a notion here. But the only time I have experienced "lost : >clusters" was just before my battery replacement. At that time I attributed : >the mishap to the fact that I had drained the very last dregs from my : >battery, having had it for about 2 and a half years, but upon reflection, I : >think there might have been another cause. Prior to the data loss, I had : >used the "move" files command, extensively, in an attempt to house-clean my : >storage card, which had about 400 books, all in the wrong folders. I have : >the feeling that the "move" command has some issues and will, in future, : >only use "copy" and "delete". : >: Just a thought, : >: Sandy. : >: : >: > ----- Original Message ----- : >: >From: "Terri Pannett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] : >: >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] : >: >Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 19:10:39 -0700 : >: >Subject: [Braillenote] losing data on CF cards etc : >: : >: >I am wondering why some people have problems losing data from their CF : >cards : >: >when the card is plugged in before the BN is turned on and others don't. : >: >Does it happen with all BNs or just those which had new motherboards put : >: >into them and/or upgraded both hardware and software? : >: : >: >I've never had a problem with either my old BN running Keysoft 3.06 and : >the : >: >old motherboard or the new BN running Keysoft 5.1. Could there be a link : >: >between upgrade BNs and this problem or does it happen to those with : >brand : >: >new BNs? : >: : >: >Perhaps PDI can jump in here and explain why this problem exists at all? : >: : >: >Terri Pannett, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign : >AAT9PX, : >: >California : >: >----- Original Message ----- : >: >From: "Richard Ring" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] : >: >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] : >: >Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 1:19 PM : >: >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Compact Flash Rating : >: : >: : >: >: I understand. I have never experienced the formatting thing, but I did : >: >: lose the contents of my flash disk twice. And, this is why I always : >: >: store my important files on a compact flash card. That is not sounding : >: >: like a viable solution either. : >: >: So now, I back everything up to a PC and hope for the best. : >: >: : >: >: -----Original Message----- : >: >: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : >: >: [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Karen : >: >: McDonald : >: >: Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 3:15 PM : >: >: To: Braillenote List : >: >: Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Compact Flash Rating : >: >: : >: >: : >: >: Richard, that's an interesting thought but I tend to think that it's : >: >: just a : >: >: fluke with the BrailleNote and not the brand of flash cards. I've used : >: >: nothing but Sandisk cards over the years and I only had the formatting : >: >: catastrophe happen to me one time. That's all I needed to convince me : >: >: to : >: >: back up all the time. : >: >: : >: >: I still haven't gotten over that loss,(smile.) : >: >: : >: >: Karen : >: >: ----- Original Message ----- : >: >: From: "Richard Ring" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] : >: >: To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] : >: >: Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 3:59 PM : >: >: Subject: [Braillenote] Compact Flash Rating : >: >: : >: >: : >: >: > Greetings: : >: >: > I wonder if PDI or anyone on this list has any idea based either upon : >: >: > personal experience or available facts what compact flash cards are : >: >: more : >: >: > reliable and durable? : >: >: > With all of the messages and all of the experiences I can personally : >: >: > verify regarding files vanishing from CF cards while in the : >: >: Braillenote, : >: >: > I just felt that if PDI (or someone like them) might have a : >: >: > recommendation to make, it might be helpful for all list members. : >: >: : >: >: > ___ : >: >: > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to : >: >: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] : >: >: > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit : >: >: > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote : >: >: : >: >: : >: >: : >: >: : >: >: ___ : >: >: To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to : >: >: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : >: >: To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit : >: >: http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote : >: >: : >: >: : >: >: : >: >: ___ : >: >: To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to : >: >: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : >: >: To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit : >: >: http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote : >: >: : >: >: : >: : >: : >: >___ : >: >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to : >: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] : >: >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit : >: >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote : >: : >: : >: : >: ___ : >: To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to : >: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : >: To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit : >: http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote : >: : > : > : >___ : >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to : >[EMAIL PROTECTED] : >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit : >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote : : Paul Henrichsen : <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : <home.pacbell.net/paulh52> : : : : ___ : To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit : http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote :
