Thanks for the speedy response - as someone completely new to Linux what you suggest confuses me greatly. Fundamentally would it just be easier to acquire an old FAT32 HDD and connect it to my Laptop by an external USB linked case?

how do you # Step 1: Load the "Filesystem in Userspace" module.
sudo modprobe fuse?

sorry it must be eternally frustrated having to offer help to people who have little understanding of the subject matter?

Many thanks