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" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
