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from: Paul Smedley
date: 2005-12-30 02:43:10
subject: Re: NetDrive or VFAT driver for thumb drives?

Hi Mark,

mwizard99{at}comcast.net wrote:
> I currently use vfat2ea to access thumb drives with long file names.  It
> is a little cumbersome for me. I would like to see if there is a better
> way.
> 
> I am looking at using NetDrive or a VFAT IFS driver (or perhaps FAT32?).
> 
> Anyone with practical experience using these products on thumb drives is
> encouraged to share their experiences.  Postive or negative.
> 
> Winders and Linux systems all access the thumb drive(s) with long file
> names without effort.  I would like to setup the same for OS/2.
> 
> Feedback is appreciated.

netdrive + the vfat plugin works well here.

Drive gets mounted by OS/2 as f: - but with Netdrive x:\usb is the path 
to access the drive with vfat.  Just works like a normal drive.

Cheers,

Paul.


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