Ok, it should all be good then. Cheers, Ronni
Sent from Ronni's iPad4 On 30/11/2012, at 9:38 AM, Rick Armstrong <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. 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