Saving files to a usb2 drive.

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I am saving powerpoint 2000 files to a usb 2 pen drive. The files are 12MB
and 100MB but when I uses save as from powerpoint the program locks up.
Copying in explorer works fine it is just the saving to the drive from
within powerpoint that falls. Confirmed on 3 pen drives and 2 pens.

Any ideas, I have tried with and without the fast saving option enabled.
 
Definitely turn off Fast Save and leave it off forever because it will bloat
your file and has been known to cause corruption. I can't tell you why the
thumb drive isn't working, unless you've run out of space. PowerPoint 2000
is definitely able to save to a thumb drive.
 
I tried it myself on my PC just now and it locks up Might be something with
our work setup here will try at home tonight. Thanks for your comment I
assume from it it works via save as directly onto thye drive for you?
 
Yes, it works directly from File > Save as. Are you trying to save to a
shared thumb drive on a network?
 
No network connected direct to my front usb ports at home and at work. I
retried it on my home pc It works but the task in the task list shows as not
responding. Strange that not responding dissapears once the file is
transferred. I am talking about 100mb ppt files not little ones.

Tony
 
Peacekeeper said:
No network connected direct to my front usb ports at home and at work. I
retried it on my home pc It works but the task in the task list shows as not
responding. Strange that not responding dissapears once the file is
transferred. I am talking about 100mb ppt files not little ones.
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To how large a thumb drive? As a rule, you'll want the drive's remaining free
space to be twice the size of the PPT/Word/Other file you plan to save to it.

I'd try this: save from PPT to your hard drive. Then use Windows Explorer or
a command prompt to copy the file from the hard drive to the pen drive.



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Thanks steve the usb drive is 256Mb and the file i just tried is 72Mb. Only
10Mb other stuff on it.

Immediately I use save as the blue progress bar goes to 1 segment and sticks
there If I check the process ine ctl+alt+del it shows as "not responding"
sits there for 15 secs or so then changes to running and powerpoint unjams
up.

Maybe something to do with win 2k (sp4) and office 2000 Sr1.

Not a biggee just strange.

I have passed onto our users yesterday re best practice thoughts ie copy to
the harddrive do your changes then copy via explorer to the usb drive.

Thanks again
Peace
 
Like minds found that link when researching this issue I informed all our
users wrt this practice.
Thanks
peace

Echo S said:
Don't save directly to the USB pen drive. You're just asking for corrupt files that way.

Take a look also at http://office.microsoft.com/assistance/preview.aspx?AssetID=HA011168771033&C
TT=1&Origin=EC790000701033&QueryID=tlc5DgvE60&Query=Swinford&Scope=TC%2cHP%2
cHA%2cRC%2cFX%2cES%2cEP%2cDC%2cXT

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presenter, PPT Live '04
Oct 10-13, San Diego http://www.powerpointlive.com



Peacekeeper said:
I am saving powerpoint 2000 files to a usb 2 pen drive. The files are 12MB
and 100MB but when I uses save as from powerpoint the program locks up.
Copying in explorer works fine it is just the saving to the drive from
within powerpoint that falls. Confirmed on 3 pen drives and 2 pens.

Any ideas, I have tried with and without the fast saving option enabled.
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Glad to hear it. They may not be happy about it now, but they will certainly be thrilled when they don't end up with corrupt files!

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Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com
presenter, PPT Live '04
Oct 10-13, San Diego http://www.powerpointlive.com



Peacekeeper said:
Like minds found that link when researching this issue I informed all our
users wrt this practice.
Thanks
peace

Echo S said:
Don't save directly to the USB pen drive. You're just asking for corrupt files that way.

Take a look also at http://office.microsoft.com/assistance/preview.aspx?AssetID=HA011168771033&C
TT=1&Origin=EC790000701033&QueryID=tlc5DgvE60&Query=Swinford&Scope=TC%2cHP%2
cHA%2cRC%2cFX%2cES%2cEP%2cDC%2cXT

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com
presenter, PPT Live '04
Oct 10-13, San Diego http://www.powerpointlive.com



Peacekeeper said:
I am saving powerpoint 2000 files to a usb 2 pen drive. The files are 12MB
and 100MB but when I uses save as from powerpoint the program locks up.
Copying in explorer works fine it is just the saving to the drive from
within powerpoint that falls. Confirmed on 3 pen drives and 2 pens.

Any ideas, I have tried with and without the fast saving option enabled.
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