USB Flash Drive

[hoffm11]

I just got a 128 MB Sandisk Mini flash drive and experienced a disturbing issue today. I copied a bunch of files from my home computer (XP Pro) and then brought the device to work and noticed all the files I put on there where delete, but the folders where still there. My work computer is a Win2K computer. Has anyone had this issues with a flash drive? How did you correct it?

[Jason Dunn]

One thing I've noticed with Flash drives, and storage cards as well, is that Windows doesn't write all the files immediately to the device - when you're done copying the files, leave the drive connected for about 60 seconds to make absolutely sure that all the files get transferred over. See if that helps!

[hoffm11]

Jason,

I will check that out and see if that helps, but I some of the files that I moved over where there a day ago. I did install the security application (Cruzer Lock) when i first got the device on Saturday, so I wondering if that did anything.

Thanks..

[Jason Dunn]

Hmm. If the drive was in read-only mode, it would have warned you and not allowed you to write to it, but I haven't use that particular app, so who knows. :-)