Sheltering in Place

[Drunk Monk]

BAD NEWS: I've been trying to move some files off my chromebook because it's slowing down. Stacy's been using that since her Mac is old and needs updates and repairs. Also, it's the one we can HDMI to the TV. I got a hefty flash drive to move some archived pix, but when I plug it into either of the two ports, it doesn't show. It shows fine on my Surface Pro. Chromebooks are so dumb.

I've been chipping at this issue all morning. Went in so many circles reading FAQs and helps. So far, the best I can do it seems is to upload my files to my goog drive and then download them to the flash drive via my surface pro. Chromebooks are closed-system, like Apple did. I compressed the file and the upload said 4+ hours at first, then it got down to less than an hour. It's been whirling for a while now. The little circle gets almost complete,like 7 mins to go, then my janky xfinity wifi drops out and we're back to 50+ mins. I have dozens of files to transfer this way, assuming it even works. 

gawdammit.