[bookport] Re: Copying Files to New Card
- From: "Scott Duck" <sduck@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 15:01:57 -0600
Larry,
Cluster size on the old card is 8KB and on the new card it is 16KB. Also,
this probably doesn't make any difference, but the old card is 11%
fragmented and the new card is 0% fragmented.
Thanks,
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "LARRY SKUTCHAN" <lskutchan@xxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 2:29 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Copying Files to New Card
> You can also confirm the number of files on each with the technique
> Sarah described--that is getting the properties on the folder on your
> hard disc and that of the card (the old one).
>
>
> >>> sduck@xxxxxxxxx Monday, March 28, 2005 3:07:58 PM >>>
> Larry,
> I haven't had a chance to look at the allocation unit sizes yet but
> the
> files show 103MB on my hard drive, which is the same as on the new
> card.
> Remember that 119MB is what shows on the old card. I know that it
> sounds
> like I didn't copy some files from the old card but I had turned on
> show
> hidden files and I did a select all before copying so I don't
> understand how
> anything could be missing. Also, I don't notice any missing. This is
> really strange. When I find out the allocation unit sizes I will let
> you
> know what they are. In the mean time, does this information help you
> with a
> diagnosis?
> Thanks,
> Scott
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "LARRY SKUTCHAN" <lskutchan@xxxxxxx>
> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 1:28 PM
> Subject: [bookport] Re: Copying Files to New Card
>
>
> > If you have your tool tips on in explorer, you can just point to the
> > folder, and Windows will announce the total size of the files in
> that
> > folder. Also, you could open the folder, select all with ctrl+a,
> then
> > look at the status line.
> >
> > To find out the size of the allocation units on your flash card, do
> a
> > chkdsk [drive letter:] on the card, and the allocation unitsize will
> be
> > listed.
> >
> > >>> sduck@xxxxxxxxx Monday, March 28, 2005 2:07:51 PM >>>
> > Larry,
> > How do I find out the allocation unit size on the cards? Also, is
> > there any
> > quick way to find out how much space a directory takes up on my hard
> > drive?
> > The files that I copied from the old card are numerous and it would
> > take a
> > while to add up all of the individual file sizes. Windows Explorer
> > doesn't
> > show directory sizes the way it shows file sizes.
> > Thanks,
> > Scott
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "LARRY SKUTCHAN" <lskutchan@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 12:15 PM
> > Subject: [bookport] Re: Copying Files to New Card
> >
> >
> > > I don't have any idea.
> > >
> > > You could probably look at a few tings:
> > >
> > > What is the allocation unit size on the old and new cards?
> > >
> > > What size does the set of files show up as on your hard drive?
> > >
> > >
> > > >>> sduck@xxxxxxxxx Monday, March 28, 2005 12:43:18 PM >>>
> > > Larry,
> > > Do you have any idea what could be causing the discrepancy with
> > regard
> > > to my
> > > old and new Flash cards? Should I wait until this is resolved
> > before
> > > I
> > > start transferring files to the new card? Scandisk shows that the
> > new
> > > card
> > > is OK but it seams that something must be wrong somewhere. Can
> you
> > > give me
> > > an idea as to where to look for the problem?
> > > Thanks,
> > > Scott
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Scott Duck" <sduck@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 9:49 AM
> > > Subject: [bookport] Re: Copying Files to New Card
> > >
> > >
> > > > Larry,
> > > > The original card is the one that came with the BP and I have
> not
> > > > reformatted it.
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Scott
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "LARRY SKUTCHAN" <lskutchan@xxxxxxx>
> > > > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 9:34 AM
> > > > Subject: [bookport] Re: Copying Files to New Card
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > No actually, you do want to format on the device. Was the
> > original
> > > card
> > > > > formatted on the BP as well?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > >>> sduck@xxxxxxxxx Monday, March 28, 2005 10:26:51 AM >>>
> > > > > Larry,
> > > > > I formatted the card on the BP by using 1+3+D+F. Should I not
> > > have
> > > > > formatted it?
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Scott
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "LARRY SKUTCHAN" <lskutchan@xxxxxxx>
> > > > > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 9:13 AM
> > > > > Subject: [bookport] Re: Copying Files to New Card
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Did you format the new card on the BP itself. That
> difference
> > > could
> > > > > be
> > > > > > accounted for in the size of the allocation units on the
> card.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >>> sduck@xxxxxxxxx Monday, March 28, 2005 10:07:19 AM >>>
> > > > > > Good morning everyone,
> > > > > > On Friday, I purchased a 512MB Sandisk Compact Flash Card. I
> > > then
> > > > > > proceeded to copy the contents of the old card to the new
> > card,
> > > as
> > > > > > follows. With the old card inserted, I connected the BP. I
> > went
> > > into
> > > > > > Windows Explorer and selected drive F, which is my BP drive.
> > In
> > > > > folder
> > > > > > options, I turned on show hidden files. I selected the
> entire
> > > > > contents
> > > > > > of the root directory of the BP and copied it to the
> > clipboard.
> > > I
> > > > > then
> > > > > > went to a new directory on my hard drive, which had been
> > created
> > > for
> > > > > > this, and pasted the files that I had just selected into
> that
> > > > > directory.
> > > > > > I disconnected the BP, inserted the new card, formatted the
> > > card,
> > > > > and
> > > > > > reconnected the BP. I selected all of the files that I had
> > just
> > > > > copied
> > > > > > to my hard drive and copied them to the clipboard. I went
> back
> > to
> > > the
> > > > > F
> > > > > > drive and pasted the files. Now, here is the problem. With
> the
> > > old
> > > > > card
> > > > > > inserted, the BP transfer software shows 122MB total, 3MB
> > free.
> > > If
> > > > > you
> > > > > > do the math, that means that 119MB are used. With the new
> card
> > > > > inserted,
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > transfer software shows 488MB total, 385MB free, which
> means
> > > that
> > > > > > 103MB are used. All of my files appear to be on the new card
> > and
> > > I
> > > > > > haven't had any trouble reading any of them yet but I
> haven't
> > > tried
> > > > > to
> > > > > > read all of them. Everything seams to be working fine but it
> > > appears
> > > > > > that about 16MB got lost along the way. I am puzzled. Please
> > > help!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Scott
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