Then you are using crippled or outdated or poorly written software. Copy the files to a harddrive and work from there. ----- Original Message ----- From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 4:34 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: pen/thumb drives > Nope, tried both ways, it will NOT open an .ftw or .ged family tree maker > file on the thumb drive, it WILL open other files however like "word" > files > etc...It actually comes up with a message saying it cant open a family > tree > maker file on a removeable disk. > christy -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/