Transferring lots of small files to a USB - not enough space when there is!
I regularly transfer about 200-250 files (photos of about 1.2MB each) to a USB (size 2GB). I really want to just "Select All" then drag them onto the USB, but if I do this, I get the error message that there is not enough space. I end up having to select about 40 files at a time and drag each group, wait for them to transfer, then drag the next group. This turns a 2 second job into a 3-5 minute job. On of my iMacs has just started allowing me to do even less - only about 10 at a time, turning this job into a 10-15 minute job. I have discussed this with my USB provider, his only suggestion is I use a Windows computer, as he specifically tests the USBs he sends me for this error, and he does not have a problem with several different Windows computers! I usually import the photos with iPhoto then drag in, but it doesn't seem to matter if I take them straight off the SD card, I get the same error no matter which system I use. Please help! I sometimes need to do this 40 times in a day for 40 different customers.
I'm taking the photos OFF an SD card (straight from the camera) and need to get them ON to a USB drive. Taking the photos OFF the SD card is no problem. I either import to iPhoto, or drag them all into a file, no problem. It is getting them ON to the USB where there is the problem.
Thanks, hope this clarifies what I meant!
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