Writing to USB key

[rpowersau at gmail.com]

What is the file system on the usb key?

On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:45:15 +0000, Thomas Beckett
<thomas.beckett at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have 1 USB 1 key that works fine and my muvo also works just fine,
> but I also have a Sony 256MB USB2 key. When I plug it in it is
> detected fine (icon shows on desktop and I can open a nautilus window)
> but when I open it the files are not listed at all and when I try to
> write something to it, say copying a folder across to it. It seems to
> copy - the copy box disappears without any errors at all. But when i
> look again, the directory listing is still blank. I booted up my
> girlfriends windows laptop and I can see i directory tree full of
> files and folders on it, the strange thing is that the folder HAS been
> created but the files have not copied across into it, just the folder
> created.
> I then tried to copy the folder over from inside windows (after moving
> it to windows with my other usb key) and replacing the folder when it
> asks to overwrite. The windows machine just blue screens and resets
> completely!! - I then logged back into XP again and deleted the folder
> on the USB key. Then I copied the folder from windows and it copied
> fine!
> 
> Any help would be greately apreciated.
> 
> Tom
> 
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Regards,
Russ