Using Removable Media
The file manager supports all removable media that have
the following characteristics:
The removable media has an entry in the /etc/fstab file. The /etc/fstab file describes the file
systems that the computer uses.
The user option is specified in the entry
for the removable media in the /etc/fstab file.
To mount media is to make the file
system of the media available for access. When you mount media, the file system
of the media is attached as a subdirectory to your file system.
To mount media, insert the media in the appropriate device. An object
that represents the media is added to the desktop. The object is added only
if your system is configured to mount the device automatically when media
is detected.
If your system is not configured to mount the device automatically,
you must mount the device manually. Double-click on the Computer icon from the desktop. A Computer dialog
is displayed. Double-click on the object that represents the media. For example,
to mount a floppy diskette, double-click on the Floppy
object. An object that represents the media is added to the desktop.
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You cannot change the name of a removable media object. |
To Display Media Contents
You can display media contents in any of the
following ways:
Double-click on the object that represents the media on the
desktop.
Right-click on the object that represents the media on the
desktop, then choose .
A file manager window displays the contents of the media. To reload
the display, click on the Reload button.
To Display Media Properties
To display the properties of removable media,
right-click on the object that represents the media on the desktop, then choose . A dialog displays the properties of the media.
To close the properties dialog, click Close.
To format media
is to prepare the media for use. You can use
the file manager to format floppy disks.
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When you format, you destroy all files on your floppy disk. Do not format floppies
containing files you wish to keep.
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To format a floppy disk, right-click on the object that represents the floppy on
the desktop, then choose . A Floppy
Formatter dialog is displayed. See the Floppy
Formatter documentation for more details.
To eject media, right-click on the media object on the desktop,
then choose . If the drive for the media is
a motorized drive, the media is ejected from the drive. If the drive for the
media is not motorized, wait until the desktop object for the media disappears,
then eject the media manually.
You cannot eject media from a motorized drive when the media is mounted.
To eject media, first unmount the media. To remove a floppy diskette from
the drive, perform the following steps:
Close all file manager windows, Terminal
windows, and any other windows that access the diskette.
Right-click on the object that represents the diskette on
the desktop, then choose . The desktop object
for the diskette disappears.
Eject the diskette from the drive.
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You must unmount removable media before ejecting. Do not eject a diskette from the drive before you unmount
the diskette. Do not remove a USB flash drive before you unmount the flash drive. If you do not unmount the media first you might lose data. |
