Do you mean prompts come on the screen to walk you through it (so to speak)?
How to use memory stick? (please)
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Do you mean prompts come on the screen to walk you through it (so to speak)?
Did you know that over here, some people call USB sticks Dongles.
Despite my age, that still amuses me. Which is tough because I work with computers.
Despite my age, that still amuses me. Which is tough because I work with computers.
...pardon me Lord Buttwhistler, do be a good chap and grab your dongle from your hard drive old fellow....
...ain't nothin' a good weenie can't help!...Smart a*s. You are not being helpful today
I plug mine into a USB port on the computer and kinda wing it from there. Seems like if I want to move something, say a photo, I click on the photo and then "save" and I'm asked to "what" and I look for the thing that says something. I doesn't say "memory stick" I know that much. It says something else. They can't make it simple, can they? Anyway, I eventually figure out what is meant for memory stick, process of elimination...not "my computer"...not this, not that, must be this last thing listed here...save it to there. Never find it again. But it's saved, by golly, so we're good to go.
It says..."something drive" maybe? "Outside source"? Naw, that doesn't sound right. "Thingy D" that has a ring to it...close, I'm thinkin'.
It says..."something drive" maybe? "Outside source"? Naw, that doesn't sound right. "Thingy D" that has a ring to it...close, I'm thinkin'.
When I am saving photos to my laptop I always choose to save it to my desktop, so I can find it right away. (I just create folders on the desktop to move them to afterwards)
Most of the time, when I plug it into the usb port, I get a notification pop up that the computer recognizes the flash drive.
When I copy files, I open the file folder, select the files I want to copy, click "save to" and select the flash drive.
There are a million ways to skin a cat....or in this case, back up files.....this one works for me.
Good luck!
c:>xcopy c:\photos f:\photosbackup /s /e /i /h
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Why yes, I am ancient. And I still use DOS for some applications I work with, even today.
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Why yes, I am ancient. And I still use DOS for some applications I work with, even today.
c:>xcopy c:\photos f:\photosbackup /s /e /i /h
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Why yes, I am ancient. And I still use DOS for some applications I work with, even today.
Snail mail, too?
Is there any other kind? Although I've heard they disbanded the Pony Express. Bummer!
Only problem with doing that is that there's a finite amount of space allotted for the desktop in a computer's memory. I stash mine in pictures until there's roughly enough to burn to a disc. Then that's where I keep 'em.
It still cracks me up, too......
When I was co-owner of the screen printing and embroidery shop, one of my employees told me that he had lost his dongle.......
after I spewed iced tea all over him, he explained that was the proper name for what I called the security device.
That's true... I meant to say it was a temporary thing.
Is there any other kind? Although I've heard they disbanded the Pony Express. Bummer!
LOL... Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor short legs of wiener dogs stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.
Were you successful? If not I know a few things about mapping and formatting, otherwise you should just be able to plug it into your usb slot and then copy the files to it (you may need to make more than 1 trip depending on the size of your external drive and how much data you have).