How to import files with USB Flash Drives

General Help
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I have used Rufus and installed Zorin core on my Windows 10 computer its already online I can surf the web. I also have (other USB drives I'm concerned with) I have all my files from windows 10 on one flash drive comprised of around 1000 mp3's and a whole lot more pdf's and a slew of notepads. When I plug this Windows 10 flash drive into the Newly converted Zorin Core OS it shows up as Music files. Most of the files are not music file but pdf. I am trying to take all the files from my Windows 10 computer and import them to this new Zorin Desk top When searching for information The only thing I get is how to install Zorin Os from flash drive. I have installed various linux distros through the years
once I mount the flash drive in the Zorin computer how do I open it so that all the files on it are identifiable how do you then take those files and "send to" or is it copy and paste are there debian packages that make the process more like a windows experience? regardless whether its easy or hard if a prerequisite is to format the drive in question then I'm getting ready to install Zorin all over again

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What file system is the USB stick formatted to? NTFS?
Have you checked that the ntfs-3g package is installed?

sudo apt install ntfs-3g

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it is formated exfat

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after hearing from you I got to thinking so queued "what commands can i use to import exfat formatted flash drive files to my zorin os and the answer I got was
To import files from an exFAT-formatted flash drive to Zorin OS, you first need to ensure exFAT support is installed with the command sudo apt-get install exfat-utils exfat-fuse. Once installed, the drive should mount automatically when plugged in, or you can use the Disks application to manually mount it. After it's mounted, you can access and copy files from it using your file manager or a command-line tool like cp.

  1. Run the following command to install the necessary packages:
    sudo apt-get install exfat-utils exfat-fuse
  • This command updates your package list and installs the exfat-utils and exfat-fuse packages, which enable exFAT support in Zorin OS.

Access and import files

  • Automatic mounting:

After installation, simply plug the exFAT drive into your computer. It should appear in your file manager and the Disks application and mount automatically.

  • Manual mounting (if needed):
    I hope this does it I'll come back tomorrow after work and take a whack at it.

    1. Open the Disks application from the Zorin menu.
    2. Select your exFAT flash drive from the list on the left.
    3. Click the "play" button or the three-dot menu and select "Mount" if the drive is not already mounted.

  • Copying files using a GUI:

    1. Open your file manager.
    2. Navigate to the exFAT drive.
    3. Drag and drop files from the drive to your desired location on your computer.

  • Copying files using the command line:

    1. First, identify the correct path for the mounted drive, which is often in /media/your_username/drive_label.
    2. Use the cp command in the terminal to copy files. For example, to copy a file named document.pdf from the flash drive to your home directory, you would use:

Code

        cp /media/your_username/drive_label/document.pdf ~/
  1. To copy an entire folder, use the -r (recursive) flag:

Code

        cp -r /media/your_username/drive_label/my_folder ~/
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Yes, exfat-fuse could do it. Did that work for you?

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the biggest set back I had was my cat on the keyboard that took a minute. after that copied paste and this is clincher "Package exfat-utils is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source E: Package 'exfat-utils' has no installation candidate"

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this is the response i get from terminal after running the commands

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this is my first windows 10 conversion to Zorin as of late of two computers both windows 10 all the files on the exfat format flash are still on the other windows 10 I'm not about to convert it until I can get past all these hurdles I want my files safely transferred so if ntsf can be installed I can reformat and reload the flashdrive with the other computers files and try again any help would be appreciated

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Have you tried

sudo apt install exfat-fuse

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Araavisian you asked "Have you tried

sudo apt install exfat-fuse"

I dont know what my name is or nothing but I tried it again it looks like its working. Thank you:)