Get files from a fat12 usb to my macbook

[rallemussen]

Hi!
I just found an old flash drive from old my old phone. I want to get the pics from the card to my macbook. But how? When I open it in finder it seems to be empty, but when I open the info window in finder it says that it's almost full and it's a MS-Dos fat12 format. How do I get the files to my macbook?

Best,
Rasmus

 

[Fishrrman]

Do you have a PC that you can use?
Or... do you know someone who has one?
Or... could you take it to a public library (where I assume there would be PC's you can use)?

What I would try:
1. Get ANOTHER flash drive, and format it to fat32.
2. Take that and the old flash drive to a PC
3. Connect the old flashdrive and see if mounts.
4. If it mounts, can you see the files?
5. If so, connect the SECOND fat32 flashdrive and let it mount
6. Now, copy the files from the old flashdrive to the newer one.
7. Take the newer flashdrive to the Mac.