flash drives

[tomt.3304]

I load MP3 files to several USB flash drives from the system
harddrive for playing thru a MP3 device. I load songs on each USB
flash according to music type. Lately on a 512 MB or a 1GB drive, I
can only load the drive to about 73% capacity. I then get a message as
follows "cannot copy "filename" "the directory or file cannot be
created". I have tried using the copy/paste and
sent to function copy the MP3 songs. I have cleaned the drive and
formatted, and tried different type drives.

 

[mike]

I load MP3 files to several USB flash drives from the system
harddrive for playing thru a MP3 device. I load songs on each USB
flash according to music type. Lately on a 512 MB or a 1GB drive, I
can only load the drive to about 73% capacity. I then get a message as
follows "cannot copy "filename" "the directory or file cannot be
created". I have tried using the copy/paste and
sent to function copy the MP3 songs. I have cleaned the drive and
formatted, and tried different type drives.

tried reformat?
flash drives do wear out.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I load MP3 files to several USB flash drives from the system
harddrive for playing thru a MP3 device. I load songs on each USB
flash according to music type. Lately on a 512 MB or a 1GB drive, I
can only load the drive to about 73% capacity. I then get a message as
follows "cannot copy "filename" "the directory or file cannot be
created".

FAT32?

FAT32 has a limit of 512 files in the root folder, and gives that
extremely misleading error message if you try to create more.

 

[M.I.5¾]

FAT32?

FAT32 has a limit of 512 files in the root folder, and gives that
extremely misleading error message if you try to create more.

Software engineers pride themselves on creating error messages that,
although correct, don't actually tell you what is wrong.