If I remember correctly, there's a limit of how many files can be saved to the floppy if you don't put them in folders, it's to do with the way the disks are formatted. Tom. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nigel" <stoppard@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 6:51 PM Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: saving E-mails to floppy disk query Why does saving them in a folder mean you can get more on a floppy? Thanks, Nigel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Lorimer" <tlorimer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 5:16 PM Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: saving E-mails to floppy disk query > If you save the files into a folder on the floppy disk, you'll > get lots more on it. > > Tom. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Roberts" <anorack@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 5:22 PM > Subject: [jaws-uk] saving E-mails to floppy disk query > > > hi all, > > I regularly save E-mails to a floppy dis. > > These are E-mails which I want to keep as they have some very useful info > on > them. > > Recently I was saving a number of E-mails I receive from an E-group I am a > member of. > > whilst I realise that you can't fit neraly as much info on a floppy > compared > to aCD, I was a little disappointed that I had only managed to fit 61 > E-mails. > > Admittedly some of the E-mails were long but I would have expected to have > fit a bit more than that. > > Not sure the size of the disks I have but wondered whether I could have > fit > more on this disk. > > Paul. > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq