Hi, When a copy is happening, VO focus is usually on the Copy dialog. If it’s not there automatically, press VO-f2-f2 to bring up the Window Chooser and the Copy dialog will be one of your choices.
Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada > On Feb 1, 2015, at 22:30, Lorie McCloud <lorice...@gmail.com> wrote: > > where do I find the copy info when it’s happening? do I just vo-arrow around? >> On Feb 1, 2015, at 11:21 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> For the source drive, how idd the items get put on it? From your Mac or >> from a Windows machine? If from a Windows machine, don’t copy the items >> that have a dot before the title if there are any and don’t copy items like >> “Recycler” or “Trashes”. These sorts of items are not necessary and could >> cause you grief. Try copying a folder or two at a time to determine which >> folder is causing the error. The OK button you pressed was probably telling >> you that the copy did not work and that’s likely why you didn’t see anything >> moving over to the new drive. A note of caution as well, please make sure >> that you read messages prior to clicking OK. Just clicking OK or entering >> passwords without first reading and understanding the dialog is leaving >> yourself open to vulnerabilities. With respect to progress bars, when files >> are being copied, the Copy dialog should be visible to VO and when you >> navigate around that dialog, you’ll find a couple of places that will tell >> you the status of the copy. Usually one stating the percent completed and >> one stating how many files have been copied and an estimation of how long >> the computer figures that it will take to finish the copy. >> >> Later... >> >> Tim Kilburn >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >>> On Feb 1, 2015, at 20:59, Lorie McCloud <lorice...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> yep. that did it. now something else is going on that I don’t understand. >>> when I try to move folders to this one from my other drive, it says there >>> are locked items in the trash: do I want to move everything or just the >>> nonsecure items or the items that aren’t locked or whatever it it calls >>> them. I don’t know how to make that choice. all I see are “cancel” and >>> “continue” buttons. I pressed continue and then got an ok button so I >>> pressed that but the folder wasn’t moved. I’m not aware of a trash on that >>> drive that I’m moving stuff from so I don’t know what’s going on. how would >>> anything get locked? >>> >>> I figure I can just copy everything. that seems to work but then I’ll have >>> to erase the older drive before I give it to its next owner. >>> >>> is there any way to monitor the progress of a large folder being copied to >>> the new drive? any access to the progress bar? >>> >>> Many Thanks. >>>> On Jan 30, 2015, at 9:29 AM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> When in Disk Utility, select the name of the actual HD, not the volume >>>> that exists on it. It may say something like 2 TB WD blah blah blah. >>>> Stop interacting with the table and select the Partition tab instead. Set >>>> the number of partitions to one, set the format to XFAT or whatever you >>>> prefer, then press the Apply button. That should do it. >>>> >>>> Later... >>>> >>>> Tim Kilburn >>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>> >>>>> On Jan 29, 2015, at 17:08, Lorie McCloud <lorice...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> somehow I set it as a partition so the erase failed because the media kit >>>>> doesn’t think I have a partition. how do I fix this? >>>>>> On Jan 29, 2015, at 5:50 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> First you need to Interact with the Disk selection table, navigate to >>>>>> the external HD, stop interacting with the Table, select the Erase tab, >>>>>> change the format to XFAT, give the volume a name other than Untitled, >>>>>> press the Erase button and confirm that you really want to do that. >>>>>> >>>>>> Let it do it’s thing and you’re all set. >>>>>> >>>>>> Later... >>>>>> >>>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jan 29, 2015, at 16:48, Lorie McCloud <lorice...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> what is the process called for doing this? I see first aid, erase, made >>>>>>> or rate or something like that and restore. 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