Ask The Computer Lady » usb drive http://askthecomputerlady.com/questions If you have computer questions, this is the place for you Wed, 23 May 2012 14:00:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 USB Drive Eject Tip http://askthecomputerlady.com/questions/2010/11/usb-drive-eject-tip/ http://askthecomputerlady.com/questions/2010/11/usb-drive-eject-tip/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:58:20 +0000 Computer Lady http://askthecomputerlady.com/questions/?p=3347 Dear Elizabeth,
 
If anybody [ probably with an older computer ] is having a problem with ‘Safe Removal’ of an external drive, I have discovered this neat trick:
• go to My Computer
• right click on the drive to be removed
• click on Eject
This should turn off the drive which can then be removed; hope this will help somebody;
probably I am the only one who didn’t know this.
 
Then I have a dumb question for you:
 
How does one make a monetary donation to you toward the newsletter expenses?
Do you have PayPal?
 
Thank you for all your help; love your Newsletter.
 
Sincerely, Dean

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Dear Dean,

This is a great tip, thank you! It is easier to explain than finding the icon in the system tray.

Anyone can donate to the newsletter with this link:

http://store.esellerate.net/s.aspx?s=STR703984008

Thank you very much!
Elizabeth

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I have a question regarding the SanDisk cruzer mini 128MB.
Received it as a gift with no instructions, so I don’t know how to use it.  I know there is a place on the computer to plug it in on both of my computers.  There is a disk drive for it too but that’s about it.
I need a step by step instruction as to what I should do when taking data from one to the other.  Can you give this info to me?
Thank you, Kathy
Dear Kathy,
Your SanDisk cruzer-mini is a small usb storage device. Such devices are commonly referred to by several different names like “Thumb Drive” or “Data Stick” If you are using it on a computer running Windows XP or Vista, all you have to do, is plug it into a USB port, wait a few seconds while Windows finds the device, and then open “My Computer”. You will see a new drive listed in “My Computer” which you can use just like a floppy drive. Unlike a floppy which holds 1.44Mb, your SanDisk holds 128MB, kind of like 100 floppy disks!
If you have a file that you want to put on the USB drive, just open “My Computer”, double click on the USB drive and drag your files into that window. It is much easier to use than a CD burner, and you can edit and change files on the USB drive.
Elizabeth

Dear Computer Lady,

I have a question regarding the SanDisk cruzer mini 128MB.

Received it as a gift with no instructions, so I don’t know how to use it.  I know there is a place on the computer to plug it in on both of my computers.  There is a disk drive for it too but that’s about it.

I need a step by step instruction as to what I should do when taking data from one to the other.  Can you give this info to me?

Thank you, Kathy

Dear Kathy,

Your SanDisk cruzer-mini is a small usb storage device. Such devices are commonly referred to by several different names like “Thumb Drive” or “Data Stick” If you are using it on a computer running Windows XP or Vista, all you have to do, is plug it into a USB port, wait a few seconds while Windows finds the device, and then open “My Computer”. You will see a new drive listed in “My Computer” which you can use just like a floppy drive. Unlike a floppy which holds 1.44Mb, your SanDisk holds 128MB, kind of like 100 floppy disks!

If you have a file that you want to put on the USB drive, just open “My Computer”, double click on the USB drive and drag your files into that window. It is much easier to use than a CD burner, and you can edit and change files on the USB drive.

Elizabeth

 

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