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2008/7/19 John Hansen <whitover-1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > I am still a newbie that needs to be instructed in the art of Linux > filing which as a many year user of Windows I still find very confusing. The key difference between the 2 filing systems is that Linux has a single 'tree' with / as the root (top) while Windows has multiple trees with the Drive letter (C, D) as the root of each device (a legacy of DOS). New storage devices on Windows get given the next available drive letter automatically but on Linux they get added to the single tree, a process called mounting. Most modern Desktop managers should auto mount USB storage devices and give you an icon on the desktop from which you can browse the files.. If not, you have to manually mount it so the files appears as part of the main tree; best to check you distro's support. Hope that helps a little -- Steve Lee Open Source Assistive Technology Software and Accessibility fullmeasure.co.uk -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html