Re: Updated comp. sys. (Don)

[James Schenken <jds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Emily:

PC's work differently.  The file is removed right away - i.e., marked 
as deleted and the space becomes available immediately.
On the MAC, the file gets marked somehow and flagged as hidden and 
the space in not immediately available.
This really causes problems when you delete a file while the drive in 
on a MAC and then try to use the space while attached to a PC.

Just one of those quirks.

James

At 09:48 AM 6/6/2008 -0400, you wrote:

> Remember, also, that if you have put a file from the external drive 
> into the trash those items are not actually removed from the card, 
> or thumb drive, for that matter.  Until you empty the trash, the 
> item remains on the card since the thing in the trash is really only 
> an alias to the actual file.
>
> I assume PCs work similarly, but I don't do Microsoft.
> --
> Emily L. Ferguson

James Schenken