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From: Mark on 24 Jul 2010 15:03 I have a SanDisk Cruzer 4GB USB memory stick formatted as MS-DOS (FAT). If I delete anything off it, the space is not freed up - I have to erase it in Disk Utility to be able to use it again. Anyone know why the space isn't freed up if I delete the contents? Cheers ... Mark
From: zoara on 24 Jul 2010 15:23 Mark <captain.black(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I have a SanDisk Cruzer 4GB USB memory stick formatted as MS-DOS > (FAT). If I > delete anything off it, the space is not freed up - I have to erase it > in > Disk Utility to be able to use it again. Anyone know why the space > isn't > freed up if I delete the contents? Just to rule out the obvious... You *are* emptying the trash, aren't you? -z- -- email: nettid1 at fastmail dot fm
From: Jim on 24 Jul 2010 15:27 Mark <captain.black(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I have a SanDisk Cruzer 4GB USB memory stick formatted as MS-DOS (FAT). If I > delete anything off it, the space is not freed up - I have to erase it in > Disk Utility to be able to use it again. Anyone know why the space isn't > freed up if I delete the contents? I've fallen for this - you have to empty the trash. It's not erased immediately. Jim -- "Microsoft admitted its Vista operating system was a 'less good product' in what IT experts have described as the most ambitious understatement since the captain of the Titanic reported some slightly damp tablecloths." http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/
From: Mark on 24 Jul 2010 15:45 On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:23:32 +0100, zoara wrote (in article <213607008301692161.385224me18-privacy.net(a)news.individual.net>): > Mark <captain.black(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> I have a SanDisk Cruzer 4GB USB memory stick formatted as MS-DOS >> (FAT). If I >> delete anything off it, the space is not freed up - I have to erase it >> in >> Disk Utility to be able to use it again. Anyone know why the space >> isn't >> freed up if I delete the contents? > > Just to rule out the obvious... You *are* emptying the trash, aren't > you? > > -z- > Er.. no! Didn't realise... Mark
From: Mark on 24 Jul 2010 15:45
On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:27:02 +0100, Jim wrote (in article <1jm5i16.1qrcbkg13p8n7iN%jim(a)magrathea.plus.com>): > Mark <captain.black(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> I have a SanDisk Cruzer 4GB USB memory stick formatted as MS-DOS (FAT). If I >> delete anything off it, the space is not freed up - I have to erase it in >> Disk Utility to be able to use it again. Anyone know why the space isn't >> freed up if I delete the contents? > > I've fallen for this - you have to empty the trash. It's not erased > immediately. > > Jim > Ah!! Will give that a try - thanks Mark |