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List:       mandrake-cooker
Subject:    Re: [Cooker] mandriva doesnt copy fiels to usb devices
From:       Thomas Spuhler <thomas () btspuhler ! com>
Date:       2006-10-10 14:31:59
Message-ID: 200610100732.05440.thomas () btspuhler ! com
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On Saturday 07 October 2006 02:49 pm, Frederik Himpe wrote:
> On Saturday 07 October 2006 23:40, Zé wrote:
> > When i insert a usb device and copy some files to it, then i remove and
> > insert it again and i see that it werent copied any files.
> >
> > The files only apepar copied into the usb device if i power off  the
> > machine so that the usb device light apepars off.
> >
> > In windows this doesnt happens, anyone knows whats wrong?
>
> You should umount the device, just like you have to "safely remove" it in
> Windows. If you are using KDE, then there's a known bug that this does not
> work by right clicking on the icon, choosing "Remove Safely", but
> otherwise, this should work.
Maybe the safely remove device should be more advertized. 1. Not even a lot of 
Windows folks know it and 2. We shouldn't depend on Windows knowledge. 

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Thomas Spuhler

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