The file is OK (it was a hi-res pdf about 70MB), before I refomaated it did say it was in Mac Format now FAT-32. Rick. On 30/11/2012, at 9:32 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:
> Rick, you didn't mention what the file was that could not be read? > If the Flash Drive was already in MS-DOS (FAT-32) format, the file could be > corrupted. > > Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > > On 30/11/2012, at 9:21 AM, Rick Armstrong <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes thanks, all understood and done, will go down to OfficeWorks and see how >> it goes, Rick. >> On 30/11/2012, at 9:13 AM, Tim Law wrote: >> >>> And one step prior to this - copy all your files from the USB stick before >>> using Dusk Utility as formatting the drive will erase everything on the >>> stick. >>> >>> Tim >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On 30/11/2012, at 9:07 AM, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Rick, >>>> >>>> I didn't give details in my quick reply as I was heading out on a job, and >>>> I presumed you already knew how to format a drive. >>>> I'm sure I gave you a tutorial on formatting a Drive when I supported you >>>> with upgrading from Tiger to Lion awhile back. >>>> >>>> Is the USB Flash Drive now formatted MS-DOS (FAT32)? >>>> >>>> If not, here are details: >>>> 1. Insert the USB Flash Drive >>>> 2. Open Disk Utility >>>> 3. The available drives will be listed in the left column. >>>> Click on the drive labeled "USB Flash Drive Media." >>>> 4. Click on the "Erase" tab at the top of the utility to show the >>>> formatting and naming options for your drive. >>>> Give your USB drive a name by typing it into the field provided. >>>> Select "MS-DOS (FAT)" as the volume format. (In OS X this will then >>>> format the Volume as MS-DOS (FAT-32) >>>> 5. Click the "Erase" button on the lower-right side of the screen to >>>> begin the formatting process. >>>> 6. Then Eject the USB Thumb Drive >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Ronni >>>> >>>> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" >>>> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD >>>> >>>> OS X 10.8.2 Mountain Lion >>>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 30/11/2012, at 6:59 AM, Rick Armstrong <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks Ronni, I went to disk utility but I didn't know where to go from >>>>> there, all done now.. >>>>> On 30/11/2012, at 5:54 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Rick, >>>>>> >>>>>> Use Disk Utility, to format the 8GB Flash Drive as FAT32. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Ronni >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >>>>>> >>>>>> On 30/11/2012, at 5:00 AM, Rick Armstrong <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I took a SanDisk 8GB Flash Drive to OfficeWorks to printout a file but >>>>>>> they couldn't read it (the word Mac came into the conversation), >>>>>>> How do I reformat and why should I, I didn't have to reformat previous >>>>>>> Flash Drives. I had bought the SanDisk 8GB Flash Drive from Officeworks >>>>>>> last year. >>>>>>> Thanks Rick. >>>> >>>> -------------- next part -------------- >>>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >>>> URL: >>>> http://lists.wamug.org.au/pipermail/wamug.org.au-wamug/attachments/20121130/9cd76b38/attachment.htm >>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
