Thanks for the reminder!!

Thank you!
Excellent advice.
This is the first time I've seen it myself.
Hugs
Diane

Thank you very much for all this info.

I do this also! Thanks Karen!

Great advice. Thanks

yep i try to do all thee above great advise Karen thank-u hugs carolyn

How do I get the designs onto the thumb drive if I don't download them from the computer? I keep all my files on an external drive with a thumb drive backup. Do all the rest you suggested, but don't understand the second one. Tks.

I keep my designs on thumb drives. When I need to embroider I copy the design I'm doing onto the computer... then on to a 2GB ( the most my machine will handle) then in the embroidery machine.
If you store designs on the computer ... how do you get them to the thumb drive? I'm confused.
I just got a new computer and also purchased a back-up battery surge protector. I only had a surge protector before but was told that doesn't do anything if there is a brown out.
MJDG

My Ruby came with a USB stick that held a large collection of designs in several files and an empty My Designs file. So I think you don't have to restrict yourself to placing just a few designs on a stick you use for your machine.

I can't remember the last time we had a power cut, but does that do any more damage than accidentally removing the powercord? I've done that more than once when I intended to move my serger out of the way. I use a surge protector, in case of lightning, but usually remove the power cord during thunderstorms or when I don't use the machine.

To get your designs from the computer to the flash drive. Either open 2 windows and size them to be side by side on the desktop (easiest) and then left click on the design and drag the cursor over to the flash drive and let up your finger. There will be a copy on both pages
Or, when you have the computer folder open, and the flash drive shows up in the tree on the left side of the page, again, left click and hold down the cursor and drag that design file over to the flash drive, and let go. You will know it is over the right place because it will be highlighted in blue, as is your design.
And remember surge bars don't last forever, either. Check them periodically, to make sure all the lights are lit, and if you have a lot of surges or brown outs, you might need to replace. My sister just wen through having her computer screen having a greenish tinge to it, and she and her computer tech found it to be caused by an older surge protector. When she replaced it, things went back to normal.
Jo

Sorry, but I am ignorant to what a "thumb file" is. I download my designs to "my documents" from there to a USB stick. My Bernina Artista take up to 4gb stick. So I have various USB's and use them all the time.

thankyou

I am having similar problems right now with my Viking designer se. The internal memory came preloaded with about 100 designs. I saved about 40 of my own and the memory of the machine became full and slow acting. I had to delete many of my saved designs to get it responsive again. I called Viking support with questions about this and they were clueless and told me to take it into a shop for repair. I am glad I was more aware then their representative about what the problem was. Just remember that these machines have very little memory--just a small fraction of what your home computer has. I think that in 2 years or so, thumb drives with less than 8gb will not be readily available in the stores. So, stock up now!!!! Hopefully the embroidery machine manufacturers will increase the memory capacity of all new machines to keep up with technology.