Memory stick questions

Magenta

Hi all i have some questions about memory sticks, no laughing please!
When you down load data on to a memory stick does that mean that the data you have downloaded is no longer on the computer you downloaded it from?
Also,
When you download the data from the memory stick into another computer/laptop does that mean that after you have downloaded the data the stick you used is now empty, or can it be used to download that data on to yet another computer/laptop??

Thanks for any help x:beer:

closed

Depends if you copy or cut.

Download is a term usually meaning to copy from a remote server (eg net) to a local pc or disk or flash drive. When you are copying or moving data from a pc to a usb stick, the term is copy (which leaves it where it was as well), or move (cut), which as the name suggests moves it from a to b

macman

If you simply drag it over you are copying it, not moving it.

Figment

For copying or moving files, you should treat a memory stick as you would any other folder on your computer

Weird_Nev

If you copy stuff it will be in both places.
If you move it it will be removed from the "source" and be placed in the "destination".

If you're ever in doubt when you're dragging and dropping things between folders or windows, (in Windows Operating System) near the cursor if there's a "+" then you're copying, and if theres an arrow like "->" then you're moving it.

If you want to force it to do one or the other, then holding down "Ctrl" (C for Copy) as you select by clicking will copy things, and Holding down Shift (Shift for moving) will move things.

googler

Might I suggest googling for

Computing basics copy paste
Computer 101 copy paste
Computing beginners copy paste

Or variations, to understand the basics of moving data around....

castle96

I've got 2 control keys, but no shift key ?! Where is it ?

castle96

have just bought a memory stick. going back to the original Q... the data WILL ? remain in the stick and just be read - yes ? To use the stick again, do you need to delete the existing data on it, or does it get written over, or does the stick just 'fill up' until full of bits of info....

Dave_C_2

The shift Keys on a standard keyboard are the ones just above the Ctrl kays. They normally have an arrow on them pointing upwards. These are the ones you used to convert "i" into "I".

Think of the memory stick as just another folder on your PC
If you copy files from the stick to your PC then the original stays on the stick. It can be read and altered.
If you move files from the stick to your pc then they are effectively deleted from the stick.
Unless you delete files from the stick it will just "fill up" as you add more files. So you have to delete files from the stick if you want more room.

Warnings:
Be aware that memory files can still be recovered from a memory stick after they have been deleted.
Also memory sticks have a nasty habit of accidentally losing files.
Please do not keep the only copy of valuable data on memory sticks.

And if you do find a memory stick in a car park don't plug it in your PC
(Google it)

Dave

TadleyBaggie

Generally (based on recent Windows versions) if you drag and drop files to a another drive (i.e. a memory stick) the default is to copy the files, so the original files will still be there. If you drag and drop from one place to another on the same drive the default is to move the files, i.e. the files no longer exist in the original location. This can be overridden by using the Ctrl key to change it to a copy operation.

Magenta

Dave_C wrote: »

The shift Keys on a standard keyboard are the ones just above the Ctrl kays. They normally have an arrow on them pointing upwards. These are the ones you used to convert "i" into "I".

Think of the memory stick as just another folder on your PC
If you copy files from the stick to your PC then the original stays on the stick. It can be read and altered.
If you move files from the stick to your pc then they are effectively deleted from the stick.
Unless you delete files from the stick it will just "fill up" as you add more files. So you have to delete files from the stick if you want more room.

Warnings:
Be aware that memory files can still be recovered from a memory stick after they have been deleted.
Also memory sticks have a nasty habit of accidentally losing files.
Please do not keep the only copy of valuable data on memory sticks.

And if you do find a memory stick in a car park don't plug it in your PC
(Google it)

Dave


Thanks Dave, just the answers I was looking before:beer::T I have had to download data on a memory stick (never used one before) as my computer was infected with a virus and it had to be wiped.

By the way I was running AVAST on my computer but the virus still managed to infiltrate :mad::(.

Thanks to everyone who replied to my questions. xxxx