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Saving files to memory stick
Hi,
I am wanting to save a lot of individual files from a web based program to my memory stick, once I click on save they are in a Microsoft Word format - I then have to select my memory stick before I can then save. Is there a way of making my memory stick the default save location so I don't have to select it every time? Thanks |
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Never save or write files directly to removable media. You risk ending up
with corrupt files. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Jon" wrote in message ... Hi, I am wanting to save a lot of individual files from a web based program to my memory stick, once I click on save they are in a Microsoft Word format - I then have to select my memory stick before I can then save. Is there a way of making my memory stick the default save location so I don't have to select it every time? Thanks |
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Never save or write files directly to removable media. You risk ending up
with corrupt files. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Jon" wrote in message ... Hi, I am wanting to save a lot of individual files from a web based program to my memory stick, once I click on save they are in a Microsoft Word format - I then have to select my memory stick before I can then save. Is there a way of making my memory stick the default save location so I don't have to select it every time? Thanks |
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Saving files to memory stick
~sigh~
Here we go again... -- Cheers! Gordon Bentley-Mix "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message ... Never save or write files directly to removable media. You risk ending up with corrupt files. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Jon" wrote in message ... Hi, I am wanting to save a lot of individual files from a web based program to my memory stick, once I click on save they are in a Microsoft Word format - I then have to select my memory stick before I can then save. Is there a way of making my memory stick the default save location so I don't have to select it every time? Thanks |
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~sigh~
Here we go again... -- Cheers! Gordon Bentley-Mix "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message ... Never save or write files directly to removable media. You risk ending up with corrupt files. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Jon" wrote in message ... Hi, I am wanting to save a lot of individual files from a web based program to my memory stick, once I click on save they are in a Microsoft Word format - I then have to select my memory stick before I can then save. Is there a way of making my memory stick the default save location so I don't have to select it every time? Thanks |
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Saving files to memory stick
Jon,
Are you doing the save from within Word? If so, then JoAnne is (at least partially) right in advising you to steer clear of saving files directly to a memory stick from within Word. Most certainly, I would strongly recommend against editing files on a memory stick; it's considerably safer to copy the files to your computer and work with the local copy. There have been many reports of Word files becoming corrupted when edited on removable media such as memory sticks - especially when Word is not shut down completely prior to removing the media. My recommendation would be to save the files locally and use Windows Explorer to copy the files to your memory stick. However, if you're feeling brave or foolish - a very fine line in many cases - you *could* change the default file location in Word to go to your memory stick. The exact process for doing this varies depending on the version of Word, but since the general opinion amongst those of us who use Word a lot is that saving directly to removal media is a VERY BAD IDEA, I don't suppose you'll really want the details... -- Cheers! Gordon Bentley-Mix "Jon" wrote in message ... Hi, I am wanting to save a lot of individual files from a web based program to my memory stick, once I click on save they are in a Microsoft Word format - I then have to select my memory stick before I can then save. Is there a way of making my memory stick the default save location so I don't have to select it every time? Thanks |
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Jon,
Are you doing the save from within Word? If so, then JoAnne is (at least partially) right in advising you to steer clear of saving files directly to a memory stick from within Word. Most certainly, I would strongly recommend against editing files on a memory stick; it's considerably safer to copy the files to your computer and work with the local copy. There have been many reports of Word files becoming corrupted when edited on removable media such as memory sticks - especially when Word is not shut down completely prior to removing the media. My recommendation would be to save the files locally and use Windows Explorer to copy the files to your memory stick. However, if you're feeling brave or foolish - a very fine line in many cases - you *could* change the default file location in Word to go to your memory stick. The exact process for doing this varies depending on the version of Word, but since the general opinion amongst those of us who use Word a lot is that saving directly to removal media is a VERY BAD IDEA, I don't suppose you'll really want the details... -- Cheers! Gordon Bentley-Mix "Jon" wrote in message ... Hi, I am wanting to save a lot of individual files from a web based program to my memory stick, once I click on save they are in a Microsoft Word format - I then have to select my memory stick before I can then save. Is there a way of making my memory stick the default save location so I don't have to select it every time? Thanks |
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