Yeah. On the other hand though, Fat32 is still compatible with more systems, which makes it the more portable format. I'm thinking of reformatting our car USB drive to fat32 because we're having some strange issues with some folders not being recognised even though the pC clearly says they are there. However if you are just going to use the external with your pC, then yeah, by all means use NTFS to retain all properties and format. You also don't have the 4GB file size limit with NTFS...
-----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Mike B. Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2017 1:37 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Property Loss Message Hi Patti, Rather than me trying to explain all this computer lingo crap to you, below are a couple of explanations as to why you want to copy from 1 drive to another drives using the same formatting. The new drives I had were formatted as FAT32, so I needed to reformat them to, NTSF, because NTSF is the formatting of my harddrive. From: Carlos If it is a card, the chances are that it is formatted as FAT32 or exFAT. This problem is caused because unlike the NTFS file system, FAT32 and exFAT cannot store alternate data streams. The loss of such properties will not damage the files in question and it is safe to proceed with copying. At most you might lose some metadata. You can see what file system a particular drive is using by highlighting it in Explorer, pressing Alt+Enter to access it's properties, and reviewing the information with the JAWS cursor or equivalent. Carlos From: Michael Boyd Files that are saved to a drive which is formatted as NTFS, especially image files and the like, often have multiple streams of data associated within them. If you are copying from a NTFS formatted drive to one formatted as Fat32, you will receive this message. The Fat32 file system cannot support these different data streams and they are deleted as a result when copied to this drive. You can reformat your external drive to NTFS and should not have this problem anymore. Michael Take care. Mike. Go Dodgers! Sent from my iBarstool. Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement. In the end you have to ignore everything, & click I agree. ----- Original Message ----- From: patti To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 7:34 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Property Loss Message So Mike, Why do you have to reformat them? Patti Hi Tom, I did get it figured out, but thank you very much for this link! I had purchased several Lexir USB 3.0 flashdrives, & had forgotten to format them! What a dipstick I can be! LOL Thanks again. Take care. Mike. Go Dodgers! Sent from my iBarstool. Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement. In the end you have to ignore everything, & click I agree. ----- Original Message ----- From: Bissett, Tom To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 11:04 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Property Loss Message Hi Mike, this may be useful https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-files/are-you-su re-you-want-to-copy-this-file-without/fa810b7e-f228-4661-9789-2090175dd7de Tom Bisset -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Mike B. Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 1:20 PM To: Jaws-Users List Subject: [JAWS-Users] Property Loss Message Hi All, Running Windows 7 Pro & Jaws. Whenever I try to copy a file from my computer to an external drive I get the following message: Property Loss Are you sure you want to copy this file without its properties? I don't what happened for this message to start showing , but how do I go back to copying files with their properties again? All help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks much. Take care. Mike. Go Dodgers! Sent from my iBarstool. Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement. In the end you have to ignore everything, & click I agree. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
