SmartDisk MP3 Automatic Copying Advanced Features, File Explorer Advanced Features, Erasing Media

Windows 98 Second Edition Installation

To connect your FlashTrax to a computer running Windows 98 SE, you must download the appropriate driver software over the Internet. Please visit withthe SmartDisk support web site (see Getting Help later in this manual) and follow the links for FlashTrax support to obtain all the instructions necessary to download, install, and use the software.

Always Properly Disconnect

As with any USB storage device, always follow proper disconnect procedures before removing the USB cable, to avoid possible loss of data. Refer to Downloading Pictures to Your Computer in the previous section of this manual for details.

Automatic Copying: Advanced Features

When you perform an automatic copy, the contents of your flash media card are copied into the Backup folder on your FlashTrax, inside of a new folder named to reflect the date of the copy. If you perform multiple automatic copies on the same day, they will be differentiated by a letter after the folder name; for instance, the first automatic copy performed on February 1st, 2003, would be named 20030201a, the second would be 20030102b, and so on, combining the numeric year, month, day, and a letter for each file name.

Because of this feature, it’s important to ensure that the date on your FlashTrax is set correctly. See the opening section of the tutorial presented earlier for help setting the date.

The automatic copy duplicates everything on the media card, including all folders and files, under the new directory created under Backup on your FlashTrax.

Erasing Media

Because cameras are occasionally non-standard in the format variants they support, SmartDisk recommends that you use the built-in formatting functionality of your camera to erase media. If this is not an option, you can also erase a flash media card by using the CF Card: Format Now operation in the Format section of Setup Mode.

File Explorer: Advanced Features

The File Explorer Mode of your FlashTrax is designed for on-the-fly file manipulation; you can duplicate, move, or delete files, create directories, and rename files and directories.

It is often easier to perform these tasks when connected to a computer, as these procedures are generally easier with a larger screen, keyboard, and mouse.

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