Hi Kevin, Someone along the way mistook your flash drive for a card. There are no buttons or switches for write protection on standard flash drives. If your drive shows up in computer, then there may be a way to recover the files, with a program such as Recuva.
HTH, Rick Justice Tomorrow's another day, another way! and if tomorrow never comes, problem solved! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2016 8:14 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] flash drive what's there to clarified, it's a flash drive memory stick.I run my fingers up and down the stick it's as smooth as a babies bottom except for the printed text from the manufacture which I cannot read. I put the stick into my computer and jaws said format the drive. I've had this stick for four years. awhile ago it did the same thing but I was able to get the documents on my netbook. this time jaws announces in order to use this drive you must format it. -----Original Message----- From: Adrian Spratt Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2016 3:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] flash drive Agreed. It would help if Kevin clarified, but yes, I was referring to an SD card, and as Maria realized, it seems Kevin wasn't. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of The Iowa Gal Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2016 5:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] flash drive I think you guys are referring to a SD card, aren't you? Kevin's subject says flash drive, which is the same as a thumb drive which I don't think has such a slider. If I am incorrect I would appreciate further clarification.Norma -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Adrian Spratt Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2016 3:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] flash drive Maria, Thank you for the word 'switch," which is much more descriptive than my "button." I don't use a fingernail to move the switch. Instead, I locate the gap with the tip of my finger, then run my finger fairly hard against that side. You can tell when the switch moves. As for your apology, if there's any terminology confusion, I'm afraid I caused it. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Maria Campbell Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2016 3:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] flash drive You can disregard my previous message, as the switch I'm talking about is on flash cards not thumb drives. Maria Campbell [email protected] Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, hunanity cannot survive. --Dalai Lama On 9/10/2016 3:38 PM, Maria Campbell wrote: > Are you saying that your drive was automatically formatted? That > doesn't normally happen, as it is a setting that can be chosen or not. > > The switch for write protection is very hard to find actually. It is > in one of the cut-outs on the drive and can usually be found and slid > with fingernails, which I don't have because I bite them. > > > Maria Campbell > [email protected] > > Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. > Without them, hunanity cannot survive. > --Dalai Lama > > On 9/10/2016 3:27 PM, Kevin wrote: >> Adrian >> I feel no buttons on the drive >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Adrian Spratt >> Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2016 10:46 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] flash drive >> >> Kevin, the message doesn't fit, but maybe confirm that you haven't >> accidentally right-protected the card. There's a slot toward the end >> on one side where a button sometimes gets pushed to the >> right-protected end. You push or slide this button (for want of a >> better word) in the opposite direction. Again, the message doesn't >> seem to match this possibility, but it's simple to test. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Kevin >> Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2016 12:43 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [JAWS-Users] flash drive >> >> recently I inserted my flash drive into my computer and jaws >> announced format drive. the flash drive is formatted and it has >> documents on it. I inserted it into another port on the computer and >> got the same thing. I then inserted it into my netbook, still I got >> the same thing. >> I have some important documents on this flash drive is there a way to >> recover them? I'm running windows 10 anniversary with jaws latest >> build. >> Email is golden!!! >> Kevin Lee 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/ 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/
