Waaaaaaahahahahahahhhhhhhhhh -- computers!

Victorious4 · Feb 27, 2007

So I got my flash drive memory stick thingy because my laptop doesn't use disks -- managed to finally (after many weeks of my file being lost thanks to my mom "hiding" it) cut/paste my file FULL of very valuable data off the shared drive into my memory stick ... get home & plug it into the laptop to find it *EMPTY*

There is nothing on it & my file on the shared system is empty

I could just scream!!!

Jewels · Feb 27, 2007

Sorry to hear that

MySillyKids · Feb 27, 2007

It could be "empty" because the laptop doesn't reconize the data on there.

Victorious4 · Feb 27, 2007

What does that mean? What do I do

southpawboston · Feb 27, 2007

doesn't your DH have a mac? have him try plugging it to his mac and see if it sees the files.

Victorious4 · Feb 28, 2007

No.... I think he has Dell (he also lives in another time zone

) -- we have HPs & college campass seems to have Dell

The memory stick shows the files I've been saving at school even when I'm on the laptop or my parents' desktops, but the files from their desktops can't be seen on the laptop or at school

Splash · Feb 28, 2007

What are you saving the files as? It could be that the computer doesn't recognize the file type. Example, if I save something as Word on my work computer (.doc), I can open it on my home computer with Works. But if I save it at home as Works (.wps), I cannot open it at work with Word.

Your files are probably still there, you just need to save them in a format that the computer recognizes.

Victorious4 · Feb 28, 2007

College campus & my parents' desktop = Word (.doc)
My laptop = Works (.wps)

My file is not viewable on any computer.
College assignments viewable on all 3.

flipper68 · Feb 28, 2007

Try saving as .rtf - "rich text format"

You can't do all the pretty colors and tables and such, but it should be usable in all formats, versions, and platforms.

Could be that you have older version of word processing software at 'home.'

Good luck.

Victorious4 · Mar 1, 2007

OK, thanks

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