Just have a prob Im kinda baffled by?

Question

I have 2 memory sticks and when I transfer folders (I either copy and paste or drag) from one stick to another ,i can see the transfer actually happening I click into the memory stick where the folders have been transferred to click on the file and can physically see my data within the folder,i leave the memory stickk in my usb port for a few mins so i know that the transfer has actually taken place.Then when I take the stick out and put it back in again i locate the memory stick where the files and folders have been saved,I can see the folders but wi know then I open up the folders there is no files in there - it is as if the data within the folders has been erarsed when i took out the memory stick - any ideas please????

i dont have any such option asing me if i need to remove the memory stick

Answer 1

You are most likely just pulling the stick out and you should not do that. When you plug in the stick and icon appears on your taskbar towards the right (along the bottom of the screen where the clock is located) to let you know that the stick was successfully installed and can be manipulated. When you are done using the stick you need to click (double click or right-click) to get to the option to stop the USB device from running. You choose to device then choose stop by clicking on the stop button and in a few seconds a message should pop up to tell you that it is safe to remove the device. This should solve your problem if you have not already damaged the device by not removing it properly.

good luck

Answer 2

You need to ask the computer's permission before yanking out the flash drive (what you call the memory stick). The computer must know before you take it out so it can finish transferring the data from the 'queue' to the drive. That's most probably what's going on.
If you have actuallly been clicking the little tiny icon that says "Safely remove hardware" and it is still doing it, then there are other problems going on.