yeah. that’s what I decided to do. it’s going quite well. the new owner has a windows pc but I don’t know if rtfs is even an option when using a Mac to reformat. I think fat will do the trick though. > On Feb 2, 2015, at 9:07 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I suggest that you just copy from one drive to another then. It’s no > different than moving, other than the files will remain on the original drive > too. Once the copy has finished, just format the old drive so that it is > empty for the next owner. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Feb 2, 2015, at 16:18, Lorie McCloud <[email protected]> wrote: > > the original driveis rtfs. it appears to allow me to copy ok but not move. I > guess I should’ve just gotten paragon but I had alrready bought this new hard > drive. lol. >> On Feb 2, 2015, at 4:50 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Was the original drive formatted NTFS or FAT32? NTFS privileges can >> sometimes affect your ability to copy or if there are Windows system files >> in the folder, they can cause you grief. If you still have a Windows box, >> you could copy the files back to it, format the drive FAT32 and then you >> shouldn’t have so many issues. >> >> Later... >> >> Tim Kilburn >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >> On Feb 2, 2015, at 14:34, Lorie McCloud <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> ok. thanks. I was thinking about that old hard drive that I’m trying to move >> stuff from and I think I did delete a couple of those troublesome windows >> files so somewhere there probably is a trash although I haven’t found it >> yet. why would this dialogue about locked items come up when I’m moving a >> folder that has nothing to do with the trash? if I get rid of the trash will >> I be able to move stuff or would it be safer just to copy everything and >> then erase the drive afterwards? >>> On Feb 2, 2015, at 10:26 AM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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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