[Dtb-talk] Is it safe to delete books with the Victor Stream?

[Lynn Evans]

If you have the need to put your card back in the slot to delete books using 
the computer then use the HumanWare Companion software, its free. This 
software will delete files, unzip files, transfer files and create named 
folders on your media.

Some of us use the software to move our books around on the blank cartridges 
and flash drives we use with the NLS player.

Stream Companion Software English version 3.0




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Aldrich" <jajkaldrich at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] Is it safe to delete books with the Victor Stream?


> Hello all!
>
> sometimes a folder with a couple of files will remain from a deleted book. 
> I can now put my SD card into my new PC and check the files and delete 
> accordingly.  The process of deleting files is more consistent with the 
> 3.1 upgrade.  I had errors on one card and I formated the card after 
> backing up everything.  The card is fine now.  It is a two gig card.
>
> Jim
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim Barbour" <jbar at barcore.com>
> To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 4:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] Is it safe to delete books with the Victor Stream?
>
>
>> Hi Tom,
>>
>> I would say that the format error was definitely a fluke.
>>
>> I delete many books (well, books, podcasts, etc.) every day from my
>> card and have had no problems.
>>
>> Now, there are times when the stream won't delete your entire Daisy
>> book.  This won't hurt your card, but will sometimes leave directories
>> around that have 1 or 2 files in them.  Occasionally, I'd poke around
>> your card with your computer, and delete the extra crap.
>>
>> Finally, SD cards are not really *that* stable.  I would expect a card
>> to last between 9 and 18 months.  Some longer, some shorter.  So, in
>> general, I'd make sure I had a backup of your card.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 01:35:05PM -0700, Tom Shults wrote:
>>> All,
>>>
>>> I am wondering if people on this list are having good or bad success at
>>> deleting books on the SD card using the delete function on the Stream.
>>>
>>> Over a year ago, when I first got my Stream, I deleted a book, and
>>> subsequently got a card format error both on the Stream and in my PC.
>>> Reformatting the card worked fine.  Since then, I have not attempted to 
>>> use
>>> the Stream's delete function as I feared it might be unreliable.
>>>
>>> Perhaps my format error was a fluke.  Perhaps I do not need to be so
>>> cautious.  does anyone have experience with this?
>>>
>>> Many thanks,
>>> Tom
>>>
>>>
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