Why the file I created is not created?

[Roberthh]

One note ahead: Managing files both on the device and form the PC using e.g. explorer turned out to be a reliable way to corrupt teh files system on your pyboard. That's wha for instance Adafruit decided to make the access exclusive. If PC file access is enabled, any board-local changes are suppressed, and vice versa. But that's another story.

Besides that: Windows and other OSes assume that it is the only instance to change the content of an attached file system. So if you do that on the board, the PC will not expect that and will not take notice of if. Refreshing the file window with F5 should help. And also you should sync the files before resetting or removing the board.

Still, sooner or later you will end up with FS corruption. That's why most people decide after a while disable MSC mode and use other tools for copying files in and out.

[rpr]

One note ahead: Managing files both on the device and form the PC using e.g. explorer turned out to be a reliable way to corrupt teh files system on your pyboard. That's wha for instance Adafruit decided to make the access exclusive. If PC file access is enabled, any board-local changes are suppressed, and vice versa. But that's another story.

Besides that: Windows and other OSes assume that it is the only instance to change the content of an attached file system. So if you do that on the board, the PC will not expect that and will not take notice of if. Refreshing the file window with F5 should help. And also you should sync the files before resetting or removing the board.

Still, sooner or later you will end up with FS corruption. That's why most people decide after a while disable MSC mode and use other tools for copying files in and out.

Thanks. I don't have my RPi Pico yet but I assume the following will work to disable MSC:

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import pyboard as pyb
pyb.usb_mode('VSC')

[dhylands]

Opening a file by double clicking it is specific to the OS you're using on your host machine.

Normally there is a notion of applications associated with a file extension.

For Windows you'd follow something like this:
https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000572.htm

I don't recognize the OS that you're using based on the screenshot.

[dhylands]

Thanks. I don't have my RPi Pico yet but I assume the following will work to disable MSC:

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import pyboard as pyb
pyb.usb_mode('VSC')

VSC isn't a valid mode. I think you meant VCP

[rpr]

You are correct. Typo on my part. It should be VCP.

[pythoncoder]

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Thanks. I don't have my RPi Pico yet but I assume the following will work to disable MSC:

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import pyboard as pyb
pyb.usb_mode('VSC')

See this post. MSC mode isn't implemented on the Pico. Thank goodness. It's more trouble than it's worth.