A USB drive as (1) 160 GB partition sole purpose data

[Amedee Van Gasse (Ubuntu)]

On Mon, April 27, 2009 14:44, Thorny wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:06:01 -0600, Allen Meyers posted:

>> About the titled thing I merely ment if I move a file into data that is
>>  saved as HACCP Compliance, then I need to be able to go to that
>> partition identify it and perhaps edit it or what ever and return it to
>>  data. Presently using send to 160GB is eating up storage as evidenced
>> by my right clicking on icon+properties I see something added, but WHAT.
>>  Yep I am either not moving file correctly or I am going to wrong
>> location to view present status of partition. So please advise on this.
>>
>
> I'm sorry Allen, I'm still not clear what you mean.
>
>
> Your terminology "move a file into data" makes sense in English, I just
> don't know what you mean by it in the current instance. What is this "data"
> you mention, is it some directory (folder) and by "move" do you mean you
> moved it there from somewhere else or just that you saved it there. Or is
> "data" just the way you refer to your removable drive and
> not a folder at all? When you say "saved as HACCP Compliance" does that
> mean that's the file name of the file? If that is the file name, are you
> saying that you don't see that filename in the location that you saved it?
> Remember Allen, we can't see what you are looking at on your screen.
> It also isn't clear what you mean by "...going to wrong location to view
> present status of partition". What "status" of the partition are you trying
> to see? You don't "go to a partition", your partitions, when mounted,
> become part of your filesystem, in order to see a file that you have
> saved, you go to the location in your filesystem where the partition it is
> on is mounted.

I don't understand either.
HACCP is some health&safety standard for food.