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<blockquote data-quote="keysmike" data-source="post: 1648716" data-attributes="member: 325681"><p>Hi All. Many thanks for the helpful replies. I think the problem I have can be boiled down to how long it takes to open (and list the contents of) a 3.5" floppy disc in the Mac's Finder. Let's say I insert a disc in the drive, containing a dozen or so Midi files. The drive will show up on my desktop quite promptly, but then when I double-click it so as to list its contents, it can take sometimes (but not always!) a minute or more to do so. During this time, the drive itself sounds as though it is working hard.</p><p></p><p>Th drive in question is a fairly standard USB 3.5" floppy drive (type YD-8U10), and the computer is a Mac Book Pro running Mountain Lion. As I have not tried using a different (but similar model of) external drive, I guess it is possible that the problem relates to this particular unit, although I doubt that is the case. Anyway, I have decided to live with the problem for now. It is annoying, but I can always go and have a coffee while I wait! Thanks again everyone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keysmike, post: 1648716, member: 325681"] Hi All. Many thanks for the helpful replies. I think the problem I have can be boiled down to how long it takes to open (and list the contents of) a 3.5" floppy disc in the Mac's Finder. Let's say I insert a disc in the drive, containing a dozen or so Midi files. The drive will show up on my desktop quite promptly, but then when I double-click it so as to list its contents, it can take sometimes (but not always!) a minute or more to do so. During this time, the drive itself sounds as though it is working hard. Th drive in question is a fairly standard USB 3.5" floppy drive (type YD-8U10), and the computer is a Mac Book Pro running Mountain Lion. As I have not tried using a different (but similar model of) external drive, I guess it is possible that the problem relates to this particular unit, although I doubt that is the case. Anyway, I have decided to live with the problem for now. It is annoying, but I can always go and have a coffee while I wait! Thanks again everyone. [/QUOTE]
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