Trying to put pics on a flashdrive and keep getting error that there is not enough free space when there is.  I tried to empty trash with the flash drive in but still not working.  Help!

Trying to copy photos in folder on desktop to a flash drive but keep getting error that there is not enough free space when there is.  I read to delete trash with the flash drive in but that still doesn't work.  Help!!

How is the flash drive formatted? Open Disk Utility (Applications>Utilities) and see how it's formatted - that might be the problem.
Clinton

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