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Re: Funny problem with my USB stick

From Mark Warner <mhwarner.inhibitions@gmail.com>
Newsgroups alt.comp.freeware
Subject Re: Funny problem with my USB stick
Date 2015-12-26 10:21 -0500
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On 12/26/2015 02:27 AM, Jeffrey Needle wrote:
> Hi.  A very strange problem.  I have a USB stick that I decided to
> reformat using gparted.  It's a 4 gig stick.  I deleted all the
> partitions on the stick, created a new ext4 partition.  Everything
> looked like it was working fine.
>
> The stick mounts nicely.  I want to use it to make a backup of my
> .thunderbird hidden directory.  I copy the directory, go to the stick,
> try to paste it, but "Paste" is grayed out in the drop-down menu.
>
> I thought maybe i needed to pen the file manager as root.  I did. Still,
> "Paste" is grayed out.
>
> So, did I make a real goof by choosing ext4 as the file system for the
> stick?  Or is there something else going on?
>
> Using MX15, 64-bit.  Lovely distro, as mentioned previously!

While not necessary, I find it best to use FAT32 on flash drives used in 
this fashion. It can been read and written to by anything, and also 
eliminates any permissions issues.

-- 
Mark Warner
MEPIS Linux
Registered Linux User #415318
...lose .inhibitions when replying

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Funny problem with my USB stick Jeffrey Needle <jeff.needle@gmail.com> - 2015-12-25 23:27 -0800
  Re: Funny problem with my USB stick "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2015-12-26 16:33 +0800
    Re: Funny problem with my USB stick Jeffrey Needle <jeff.needle@gmail.com> - 2015-12-26 01:05 -0800
      Re: Funny problem with my USB stick "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2015-12-26 18:10 +0800
      Re: Funny problem with my USB stick Caver1 <caver1@inthemud.org> - 2015-12-26 10:29 -0500
      Re: Funny problem with my USB stick »Q« <boxcars@gmx.net> - 2015-12-26 09:45 -0600
        Re: Funny problem with my USB stick Caver1 <caver1@inthemud.org> - 2015-12-26 11:01 -0500
          Re: Funny problem with my USB stick »Q« <boxcars@gmx.net> - 2015-12-26 19:04 -0600
            Re: Funny problem with my USB stick Caver1 <caver1@inthemud.org> - 2015-12-26 20:21 -0500
              Re: Funny problem with my USB stick Jeffrey Needle <jeff.needle@gmail.com> - 2015-12-27 02:39 -0800
              Re: Funny problem with my USB stick »Q« <boxcars@gmx.net> - 2015-12-27 15:15 -0600
                Re: Funny problem with my USB stick Caver1 <caver1@inthemud.org> - 2015-12-27 16:37 -0500
  Re: Funny problem with my USB stick Yrrah <Yrrah-acf@acf.invalid> - 2015-12-26 14:24 +0100
    Re: Funny problem with my USB stick Jon Danniken <jonSPAMdanniken@yaSMPAhoo.com> - 2015-12-26 06:38 -0800
  Re: Funny problem with my USB stick Jon Danniken <jonSPAMdanniken@yaSMPAhoo.com> - 2015-12-26 06:34 -0800
  Re: Funny problem with my USB stick Mark Warner <mhwarner.inhibitions@gmail.com> - 2015-12-26 10:21 -0500
    Re: Funny problem with my USB stick "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2015-12-26 23:38 +0800
    Re: Funny problem with my USB stick Caver1 <caver1@inthemud.org> - 2015-12-26 10:59 -0500
      Re: Funny problem with my USB stick Yrrah <Yrrah-acf@acf.invalid> - 2015-12-26 17:48 +0100
        Re: Funny problem with my USB stick Caver1 <caver1@inthemud.org> - 2015-12-26 11:54 -0500
          Re: Funny problem with my USB stick Jeffrey Needle <jeff.needle@gmail.com> - 2015-12-26 09:09 -0800
            Re: Funny problem with my USB stick Jeffrey Needle <jeff.needle@gmail.com> - 2015-12-26 09:10 -0800
          Re: Funny problem with my USB stick Yrrah <Yrrah-acf@acf.invalid> - 2015-12-26 18:11 +0100
            Re: Funny problem with my USB stick Caver1 <caver1@inthemud.org> - 2015-12-26 12:35 -0500
              Re: Funny problem with my USB stick Yrrah <Yrrah-acf@acf.invalid> - 2015-12-26 18:39 +0100
        Re: Funny problem with my USB stick "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2015-12-26 18:23 +0100
          Re: Funny problem with my USB stick Yrrah <Yrrah-acf@acf.invalid> - 2015-12-26 18:33 +0100
            Re: Funny problem with my USB stick "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2015-12-26 21:00 +0100
          Re: Funny problem with my USB stick Caver1 <caver1@inthemud.org> - 2015-12-26 12:37 -0500

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