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Can I copy files from a USB (flash drive) memory device?

April 26, 2017copy device files flash drive memory USB

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Can I copy files from a USB (flash drive) memory device?

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Yes, but only on the Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows IA-32, GNU/Linux AMD64 and IA-32, and Solaris 10 workstations. In all these cases, you should be able to see a removable disk in the file system (e.g., e:\filename on Windows, /rmdisk/noname on Solaris workstations, /tmp/SUNWut/mnt/USERNAME on Solaris Sun Ray systems). The same connection should work for any USB storage device, including digital cameras, digital voice recorders, CD-ROM and DVD players, portable disks, and so on, provided that the filesystem format is recognized. To safely remove the USB device after use, on Mac OS X, drag its icon onto the trash-can icon. On Microsoft Windows, select the lower toolbar icon with the popup label Safely Remove Hardware and choose the appropriate menu entry. On Solaris workstations, use eject -n to list the nicknames of removable devices, and then use the appropriate name in the command, e.g., eject rmdisk0. On Solaris Sun Ray stations, use /opt/SUNWut/bin/utdiskadm -l to list the remo