Help! Flash drive worries...

While on my macbook I dragged several files from a flash drive folder to the trash can. I then ejected the flash drive and gave it to a coworker. I am very concerned they will be able to see my "deleted" files if they plug the drive into a PC because I did not manually empty the trash while the flash drive was inserted.

I'm afraid that is a possibility. The files may still be in the flash drives trash folder.
Bob

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So I have my flash drive partitioned in the Master Boot Record because in all other forms it will not appear on my computer. However, when it is partitioned like this, it will appear to accept files when I transfer them, but when I run them I receive a files corrupted message or error-43.
I understand the Master Boot record is intended for windows, but when I partition the drive in GPT or Apple Partition Map the drive is inaccessible on my computer completely. I do not care about being able to transfer files to a PC, I just want to use my flash drive back-up and save files too. If anyone knows how I could do this I would really appreciate it.
I searched the forums and could not find anything that has worked for me so if someone knows where it is I would appreciate a link, or if you know how to do it, I would appreciate the advice!
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thebigwillyp wrote:
I know my flash drive worked on a mac because it worked months ago, it just will not now for some reason.
Nearly everything that stops working used to work at some point. If you cannot format the drive on either a Mac (why not go back to that Mac it worked on "months ago?") or a PC, then for all practical purposes it's dead. Return if under warranty, or get a new one.

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Do you have a manufacturer and model? You could try looking in System Profiler under USB to see if it at least registers as a USB device. I've had my Motorola RAZR identified in System Profiler when I'm charging it off my USB, even though nothing mounts on the desktop.
Of course I've gotten a cheap giveaway USB flash drive where there manufacturer was unknown.

I got new hard driver for my MacBook I don't have the cd but I do have flash drive that has the software I need help because when I turn on my laptop it shows me a file with question mark how can I install the software from the flash driver?

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Hey guys,
I have no idea how can I make my iPod a flash drive. Well, it was fine when my school used G4 iMacs last week. But now it's all HP pcs. And I cannot transfer my files to those computers anymore. When I plug my iPod via USB to one of them computer, it says that I will need to format the disk drive (iPod) because it cannot read the file system.
I guess it is because of my iPod is always connected to Macs (including mine) so that the file format on the iPod is unreadable to PCs. So I have no idea what to do because I am scared of that PC is going to ruin my iPod hard drive and its OS. I tried plugging it to a PC at my house, same thing happened. I am too scared to try.
Do you guys have any idea?
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If you need to use a Mac (HFS+) formatted iPod on a Windows PC, you'll need to install some 3rd party software such as XPlay 2.0 (which you can get from MediaFour Software). This will enable your Windows PC to read a Mac-formatted iPod.

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I am trying to transfer data from a Power Mac G5 running OS 10.3.9 to a 4 GB USB flash drive. After finishing the copying procedures, I attempt to eject the drive by dragging it to the trash bin, clicking the eject button within a finder window, or using the "eject" option from a pull-down menu, etc. The drive icon disappears from my desktop, but somehow it has not "finished" ejecting, for when I pull out the drive, I get the error message about not having ejected properly. I've tried this multiple times, even waiting for several hours for the ejection process to "finish," and each time have ended up with at least 1/2 my files on the flash drive being corrupted and useless.
I have a large amount of data to transfer, since I'm trying to get it transferred from an old work/school computer to a personal computer at my new workplace. Thus, for efficiency's sake I cannot spend days/weeks transferring these data in smaller bits and it's not worth trying to go through the hundreds of different files to check each and every one to see if it's been corrupted!
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Thanks for your help so far, BDAqua, Squirrel2 and Japamac.
The only Mac I'm working with is actually this one here at school - the other computers at home and my new workplace are PCs running Windows XP and 7, so I guess reformatting the flash drive in HFS+ is out. The ultimate place I'd like to get the data stored is an external hard drive, but it of course has an NTFS filesystem, which a Mac can't write to... and the work-around I found (NTFS-3G for Mac OS X plus MacFuse) only works with 10.4 and up.
When copying using the flash drive, I've always been connecting it to the direct ports on the towers (whether the G5 or my PC)
We can't upgrade the OS due to software incompatibility/price issues, so I'm kind of stuck with it - argh! To add to that, I'm wary of running troubleshooting or drive maintenance on the G5 right now since it contains data and programs belonging to a number of other people, and it's not feasible just now to run the risk of letting it go out of commission, even for a day (it's thesis-writing season!). That said, I'd be willing to bet a good bit of money that the G5's hard drive is not in "good health," so I'm just going to try burning my data to a DVD so I can be done with this machine once and for all! I've had some issues in the past with writing DVDs on this G5, but it appears to be my last chance unless I'm willing to wait a while.
A friend of mine suggested using Dropbox, which I was very gleeful about until finding out that Dropbox only works on 10.4 and up, as well!
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My problem is the content on the flash drive will play in itunes as long as the flash drive is connected to my computer. How to I move the files from the flash permanently into itunes?
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Hey there,
Have you tried File->Add to Library and then choose the songs off the flash drive? Another way is to head to "Edit" and then choose "Preferences". From there, head over to the "Advanced" tab and make sure there is a check mark next to "Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library." See if that helps.
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"The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer." Story of my life.
I have a 32gb Micro Center brand flash drive. It's completely full of pictures, videos, documents, and files. Every time I stick it into my Macbook Pro, it tells me its unreadable. It gives me three options: Initialize, Ignore, Eject. I don't want to mess around with anything until I know what's wrong and what I should do. I've tried putting my flash drive into PCs, but it's still unreadable. I always remove my devices safely so I'm not sure what the problem is. The flash drive is in excellent condition. Maybe if anyone knows how to talk me through the Initialize option, that'd be helpful, cause frankly, I don't know much about softwares and such.
I've heard of people sending out there flash drives and getting them fixed. Is this an options? I'd only do it if it was guaranteed to work without losing any files. Is there anyway I can troubleshoot it at home and fix this?
I will be checking this post often to reply to any questions or answers. It's urgent that I access my flash drive!

Initializing it will format it and you will definitely lose everything if it isn't lost already.
Not being readable on either a PC or Mac is a bad sign.
It may be worth taking it into MicroCenter and see if they have any ideas. Most recovery services are rather expensive and Google is your friend in finding such a service.

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Today I attempted to help someone with some documents. When I inserted their flash drive into my macbook pro, the drive didn't have anything on it. How do i know that i didn't mistakenly delete the data that was on the disk? Does this happen?

Chembro wrote:
Thanks. That's what I thought. The girl is thinking that I did something to her flash drive, but all I did was put it in and take it out. I have a flash drive and it has never done that.
You've added another operation in your reply: "take it out." If a flash drive is removed without first dismounting it, all bets are off. If, however, the data was already gone when you mounted the flash drive and opened it, then removing it, even improperly, couldn't erase what was not there when you first mounted it.

Hey i am unfamiliar with how to use icloud for storage. Can some one slowly( lol ) help me to understand how this thing works. I also need someone to help with how to transfer pics from your iphone to your flash drive.

Hello i am needing some assistance as i am not very good at how the cloud works. I need to delete my account and start over. I don't want to loose all of the things that i have on phone. Help!

Slowly
http://www.apple.com/icloud/features/
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http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12519
on how icloud sync and backup work.
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I have an MS word doc saved from a Macbook in my flash drive. Now i want to print this from an IBM compatible laptop. problem is -- I can't access the file. Please help.

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I suggest you post your question on Microsofts own forums for their Mac products as it's their software you're having issues with:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mac

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