On Feb 5, 2009, at 8:05 PM, Clark Martin wrote:
> > 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" > Thank you Clark, for the obvious thing that I had been ignoring. That did it !!! Chuck --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
