Charles Davis wrote:
> I have several 2GB SanDisk units.
> One of which I an using to keep archival copies of 'Software Update'  
> items.
> 
> 2GB --- lots of space, everything going well.
> Quite useful to have copies of 'install packages' and 'updates'. Very  
> handy to NOT have to download the same LARGE update just because I  
> have several MDDs.
> 
> The other day, after another 'Update' cycle, I was attempting to add  
> the most recent file to the SanDisk.
> 
> Error message --- not enough space.
> So, I looked over the SanDisk directory [Units have been 'cleaned' of  
> the U3 garbage, and formatted for MAC], deleted older Combo, and non- 
> Combo update packages to free up some space.
> 
> Didn't work ---- Available space amount doesn't reflect unused space.  
> It SEEMS to indicate 'unused (yet) space. Space once used does NOT  
> return to an 'available' list.
> 
> Very annoying.
> 
> I can, transfer everything to a HD temporarily, re-format the  
> SanDisk, transfer things back to the SanDisk, which should leave  
> unused space in a 'still usable' condition.
> 
> Because of the 'finite' life (write cycles) of the Thumb Drives, I'm  
> hesitant to apply this solution.
> 


Did you try emptying the trash?

I wouldn't worry about write cycles doing something like that, it's a 
trivial amount.  It's doing things that constantly write that you have 
to watch out for.

-- 
Clark Martin
Redwood City, CA, USA
Macintosh / Internet Consulting

"I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway"

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