Deleting P2 files on a Mac

[SF Geek]

I was just wondering if one could delete P2 files off of a card with a Mac. I noticed my normal drag to trash option is no longer viable with the new firmware. I saw that you can use PC programs to do it, but I was wondering if there is a Mac solution.

[Nexis]

Why would you want to? It's much more reliable to simply format the card in the camera.... Besides, you never EVER want to hook up your P2 to a Mac without it being write protected!

[Barry_Green]

You can now format the cards from the Mac. Download the latest Mac drivers that include the Mac Format utility.

[Nexis]

Good to know...but I'm old fashioned. ;)

[doscameron]

Why would you want to? It's much more reliable to simply format the card in the camera.... Besides, you never EVER want to hook up your P2 to a Mac without it being write protected!

Ive read this alot in the past week since I received my camera. What does it mean to "write protect" your card? Simply Just backing the file up, or is it something different?

[Nexis]

There's a little switch/tab on the card itself...switching it will write protect the P2 (or unprotect it, depending on how it's switched) - kinda like with old 3.5" floppies.

[starwipefilms]

I'm having trouble deleting the actual P2 files from my Mac, i.e. I did my first few "test" shots and dragged them to my desktop in a file called "My 1st P2". Now that I want to delete the flubbed shots, I find I can't because it's a bird's nest of locked files (on my hard drive, not the p2 card), and when I try to drag to trash, it won't let me delete because the folder contains "locked" files. Can anyone help!? thanks!

[David Saraceno]

Hold the option key down when selecting "empty trash."

[Mac]

Barry: Will those updates work on a PowerBook? (You know, the ones that actually have the right slot)...

[AwakenedFilms]

The P2 format utility is great. Imagine shooting non-stop for 3 hours with only 3 16GB cards...Can't format in cam...Use the nifty utility!