I've been using a memory stick to transfer work between my MacBook Pro and a Windows computer at uni but I have a problem. I think I've created a partition by mistake because I now can't see the work I've transferred from windows on my MacBook.
Is there any way to retrieve this work just using my MacBook or will I need to use a windows computer instead?
Thanks in advance.
MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)
FAT32 is readable and writable by MacOS without any add-ons. it should not cause a problem.
You may have clobbered the contents of the USB stick. The suggestion to try again on a Windows machine will make certain of what to expect to see. Then you will know what to do.
You may need a new USB-stick -- luckily, they are cheap.
Right I've plugged it into my flatmates laptop and i'm still not seeing the same files I saw this morning. I'll go back to the PC tomorrow morning and make sure I've copied all the files over.
Do you think this memory stick is fit for the bin then?
It is really difficult to create a partition, almost impossible to do by accident.
What format is this USB stick? {Mac HFS+, MS-DOS, FAT, ExFAT, NTFS, other}
I've just checked and it says MS-DOS (FAT32).
If the files are clobbered, you won't be able to get your files back.
But you MAY be able to re-format the USB-stick and get more life out of it.
Why can't I see what is on my USB memory stick?
