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

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