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Issue with transferring files from an external NTFS drive.
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<blockquote data-quote="lclev" data-source="post: 1658949" data-attributes="member: 307555"><p>I agree with Jake. What he described is called drive fragmentation - and it probably is fragmented. Those bits of space are all over the place. Also there will be a hidden trash file on the NTFS. If any previous files were deleted they would be in the trash file until emptied or written over and included in the total drive usage count. </p><p></p><p>If you have a windows computer and unhide the files on the drive you will see the hidden files. I am not sure how to do that with a Mac and an NTFS drive but I can tell you how on a windows computer.</p><p></p><p>Lisa</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lclev, post: 1658949, member: 307555"] I agree with Jake. What he described is called drive fragmentation - and it probably is fragmented. Those bits of space are all over the place. Also there will be a hidden trash file on the NTFS. If any previous files were deleted they would be in the trash file until emptied or written over and included in the total drive usage count. If you have a windows computer and unhide the files on the drive you will see the hidden files. I am not sure how to do that with a Mac and an NTFS drive but I can tell you how on a windows computer. Lisa [/QUOTE]
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