I did check that external disks were checked in Finder preferences to show on the desktop, but the only untitled folder there is not the disk. I can't find anything to activate the disk. Is there something else I can try -- is it possible I have to format it or something? It's brand-new. On Jun 7, 2011, at 10:08 PM, Zachary Kline wrote:
> Hi Christine, > When you insert the drive an icon will appear on the desktop, which you can > then open. It might be labeled as Untitled or similar, depending on whether > the drive has a volume label or not. You open this with command-o, and then > can copy files to it by, for instance, opening a new Finder window with > command-n and navigating to where ever you want to copy from. To remove the > drive, first eject it with command-e on its icon. > Hope this helps, > Zack. > On Jun 7, 2011, at 7:05 PM, Christine Grassman wrote: > >> Hi, everyone, I'm really confused right now. I placed a new drive into the >> USB port and expected some sort of dialog box or alert telling me it was >> available; I want to copy music files onto it. Nothing, and I can't figure >> out how to locate it, the way I used to on a PC using "my computer". What >> must I do? (I did try removing it, and I got the alert that it was not >> removed safely, but it doesn't seem to notice when I insert it.) >> Christine >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
