#MACFAMILYTREE 8 FLASH DRIVE PC#

On my Mac, I can click on the desktop and hit Command-F and in seconds I can find almost any file on my computer. All of this happens even though the operating systems will tell you, almost always, exactly where on your computer any given file is stored.Īs a side note, if I were to choose one feature, above all others, that works better on the Macintosh operating systems than on Microsoft based Windows systems, I would choose the Finder. Other users are so concerned about having a 'clean' desktop that they file away documents, or even throw them in the trash, and can never find the information again. I frequently find genealogists who have multiple data files all over their computers and have no idea which of them is the most current file. Add in the fact that there are now dozens of different versions of each of the operating systems going back only a few years, and you have a recipe for disaster. This is especially true if you happen to be running both operating systems on the same computer.

#MACFAMILYTREE 8 FLASH DRIVE PC#

But current operating systems and file structures are extremely complex both in the PC world and on Macintosh computers. The graphical user interface (GUI) was developed to be an intuitive method for managing files and documents on a computer. When you add in using an external device, like a flash drive, then things seem to get even more complicated. Files, folders, partitions and drive designations are a huge mystery. Genealogists are no different than others in their lack of understanding. The file system of a computer operating system is one of the most difficult things for many people to understand.

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