"Scott M." wrote in message
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Two things here Beth...
1. When you say that Word documents are more susceptible to corruption
when accessed directly from flash memory, you are, in fact saying that
flash memory is more volitile than HDD memory (which it is not).
No, what I'm saying is the chances of the Word document not being saved
correctly, due to how temp files are handled, when working off removable
media makes them susceptible to corruption. IOW, it's a Word issue, not a
removable media issue.
It's for this reason the Word option "Copy remotely stored files onto your
computer, and update the remote file when saving" was added. It's an attempt
to prevent corruption. I say "attempt" because it's not 100% reliable and
revisions are made in each version to correct various bugs.
2. If you are using the flash memory and Word properly, you are no more in
danger than if you were working off a HDD. The temporary files that are
created by Word are in no more danger of becomming corrupt than if you
were working of the HDD.
I have to disagree. It's not the temp files that can become corrupt - it's
the pointers and links to the original document Word tends to hang onto --
even after the document is closed -- that cause the issue. Here's more on
how Word uses temp files:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/211632
An excerpt:
The location of temporary files when you close a file
Word may occasionally have to maintain a link to a file after it is closed.
This occurs when text has been copied to the Clipboard from the file. When
you close a file, Word attempts the following actions:
If the selection that was copied to the Clipboard does not contain multiple
sections or a picture, or is not large, Word copies the piece of the
document to the scratch file.
If the copied selection does contain pictures or multiple sections, or if
the file is on a floppy disk, Word copies the entire file to the Temp
directory and moves the pointer there.
Note the reference to "floppy disk" should be removable media.
~Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP
"Beth Melton" wrote in message
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You might want to read up on the temp files Word creates so you're better
informed about how Word works. :-) No one is contending flash memory is
more volatile than HDD memory. What we're contending is due to how Word
creates and manages temp files Word documents become more susceptible to
corruption when working directly off a flash drive than they would in
other applications.
~Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP
"Scott M." wrote in message
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Word creates one (1) temporary file per document that is open. If one
document is open (and why would you need more than one open at a time to
transfer them?), then the file created is no larger than the original
document in the first place.
No, I've been educated and informed enough about the technology to know
how to use it correctly. You cannot provide ANY technical evidence that
using a flash drive correctly is any more prone to file corruption than
HDD media.