Hi all, Sorry for the late reply and thank you for all of the advice. I had another go at checking my memory sticks and now that I know about the shift command C I have it under control. And I managed to eject the sticks properly as well. Thank you again, Petrus
> On 22/06/2019, at 9:49 PM, Simon Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com> wrote: > > Hey ET, > > Leave the man, he's very domesticated and work iscooking for his wife. > Or at least it will be when she reads this. > lol > > -----Original Message----- > From: 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Friday, 21 June 2019 1:55 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Memory sticks > > There you go again, running off and leaving unfinished business. (grins) > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > Many believe that we have been visited > in the past. What if it were true? > > On 6/20/2019 6:52 PM, Petrus Tuerlings wrote: >> Thanks, I’ll try that later. Off to do my domestic duties now like >> taking the washing off the line before I go to work. >> But I hav more info to go on now. >> Petrus >> >>> On 21/06/2019, at 1:45 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries >>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> wrote: >>> >>> In Finder do a command shift c. Do you see it there? If so, can you >>> open it to view its contents? >>> >>> From E.T.'s Keyboard... >>> ancient.ali...@icloud.com <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com> >>> Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were >>> true? >>> >>> On 6/20/2019 6:38 PM, Petrus Tuerlings wrote: >>>> Hi Aleeha, >>>> Sorry, but I tried that. I plugged in the memory stick and navigated >>>> to the finder and couldn’t find the drive, but it still told me to >>>> eject it correctly. But but when I pressed command E it said New >>>> selection defined, or something like that. I’m guessing that was >>>> because I didn’t have the drive selected. >>>> I do have a friend visiting on Sunday and he also uses a Mac so I’ll >>>> wait till he is here. >>>> Thanks again. >>>>> On 21/06/2019, at 1:27 PM, Aleeha Dudley >>>>> <blindcowgirl1...@gmail.com <mailto:blindcowgirl1...@gmail.com> >>>>> <mailto:blindcowgirl1...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> When you plug a drive in of any kind, it should show up on your >>>>> desktop. If you navigate to the finder, the drive will be there. It >>>>> is good computer management practice to always safely eject a drive >>>>> when you are finished with it. To do so, find the drive in finder >>>>> and press Command E. >>>>> Hope that helps. >>>>> Aleeha >>>>> >>>>>> On Jun 20, 2019, at 9:20 PM, Petrus Tuerlings >>>>>> <petrus.t...@gmail.com <mailto:petrus.t...@gmail.com> >>>>>> <mailto:petrus.t...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> I have a silly question again. I have a few old flash drives or >>>>>> memory sticks, what ever you want to call them? How do I check >>>>>> what is on them or even if my Mac will read the contents? I >>>>>> suspect there is some Mp3 files and audio books on them, but it >>>>>> has been so long I can’t remember. I used to use them with my old >>>>>> windows computer. I plugged one in and it said my Mac could not >>>>>> read it and gave me an option to eject it. But the next one I >>>>>> tried nothing happened, I was at least expecting a dialog box >>>>>> giving me some instructions. But when I pulled it out it told me >>>>>> that I didn’t eject it correctly. But it didn’t tell me how to do that. >>>>>> I do have an old external hard drive as well which has lots of MP3 >>>>>> audio books on it, but I didn’t want to plug that in until I had >>>>>> some idea of what I was doing. >>>>>> Hoping for any advice, >>>>>> Petrus >>>>>> Sent from Petrus' MacBook >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>>>>> Visionaries list. >>>>>> >>>>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this >>>>>> list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please >>>>>> contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on >>>>>> the list itself. >>>>>> >>>>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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