Copy your file. If you want to copy multiple files, hold down Ctrl while clicking each file you want to copy. Click your flash drive's name. It's in pane on the left-hand side of the File Explorer window, though you may first have to scroll down on the left side of the window. If you don't see your flash drive's name, click This PC near the top of the left-hand pane, then double-click your flash drive's name in the "Devices and drives" section.
Paste in the file s. You should see your copied file s appear in the File Explorer window. If you want to paste the file s inside of a specific folder inside of your flash drive, double-click the folder before pasting in the files. Eject the flash drive before removing it. Remove the USB drive. After ejecting the drive, you can pull it out of your computer by gently tugging on it.
Part 3. Open your flash drive. Click your flash drive's name in the lower-left side of the Finder window. You'll find it under the "Devices" heading. Paste in your copied file s. You should see your copied file s appear in the Finder window.
Part 4. Open the program you want to use. Create your file if necessary. If you're using the program to create a new file to save on your flash drive, create the file before proceeding.
Skip this step if you just want to create a copy of the file on your flash drive. Open the "Save As" window. Mac — Click File , then click Save As Name your document if necessary.
If you want to add a different name to your file, type it into the "File name" Windows or the "Name" Mac text box. Select your flash drive. Click your flash drive's name in the lower-left side of the window. You may first have to scroll down on the left side. On a Mac, you may have to click the Where drop-down box and then click your flash drive's name either in the drop-down menu or on the left side of the Finder window. Click Save. It's in the bottom-right corner of the window.
This will cause your file to save onto your flash drive. Part 5. Open your preferred browser. If you want to download a file from the Internet onto your USB flash drive, open a web browser e. Make sure download confirmation is enabled. Safari — Click Safari in the top-left corner, click Preferences Go to the file you want to download. In your web browser, navigate to the page or service from which you want to download a file. Click the Download button or link.
This will vary depending on what you want to download. Indicating that you want to download a file will prompt a pop-up window to open. Select your USB flash drive. When prompted to select a save location, you'll need to click your flash drive's name in the left-hand menu and then click Save.
Doing so will cause the file to download directly onto your flash drive. On a Mac, you may click Choose instead of Save. If you want to save a file inside of a specific folder inside of your flash drive, double-click the folder before clicking Save.
Part 6. Ensure the drive isn't full. USB drives tend to fill up quickly—especially older drives that don't have much storage. Try clearing out some files that you don't need if your drive is full. You can quickly clear a drive of files by dragging the files in question into your computer's Recycle Bin Windows or Trash Mac.
Check the size of the file you are trying to transfer. If you need to transfer files larger than this, you'll have to format the USB drive with a different file system. See the next step for details. Format the USB drive. Formatting allows you to change the file system of the flash drive, which is handy if you either need to store files larger than 4 gigabytes or need to set up the flash drive for use on your computer.
Formatting will erase the flash drive's contents. Flash drives formatted for Windows-only use aren't compatible with Mac computers, and vice versa. Formatting the flash drive for a compatible format will fix this issue. Can I add more files to a flash drive that is already holding information, or do I have to format it first?
It depends. If your flash drive has enough space to support more information, then you do not need to format it first. You can just keep adding files to it until it runs out of space.
If the information to be added does exceed the storage capacity, you will need to remove some files first, or format the drive to completely remove all existing files. Not Helpful 3 Helpful Yes, you can. You can keep adding files to a USB drive until you run out of space.
You can also delete files from your USB drive that you no longer need. Not Helpful 6 Helpful Open the Start Menu, click Computer in the right hand pane, and the drive should show up in the Computer Explorer window that opens.
It could have various names, but it will be something other than drive C: and the DVD drive. If it doesn't show up, it may have formatting or other issues and the computer isn't reading it. Not Helpful 7 Helpful I saved some mp3 and mp4 files to my USB, but now they won't play.
What should I do? You might have removed the USB too fast and corrupted the files. It's also possible that the computer on which you are trying to play the music does not has the software to play it. Not Helpful 8 Helpful I would like to transfer video clips from my tablet onto something that can be played, say on a portable DVD player, is this possible?
Sure it's possible. Not Helpful 0 Helpful 4. Connect the charging cable to your tablet and plug the USB end to a computer. Copy the video files over to a new folder on your computer and wait for them to finish copying over. After that is done, you can disconnect the tablet from the computer and insert the USB flash drive.
Open the flash drive and drag the folder with the videos to the flash drive folder. Wait for them to finish transferring, then eject the flash drive. Not Helpful 5 Helpful 3. You can screenshot a picture of the email and then upload it to your USB flash drive. Check that your download options are set.
Go to the file you want to download. Click the download button. Select your flash drive. Click Save Windows or Choose Mac. Did this summary help you?
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This should be the web browser you normally use. You'll find this setting in different areas in different web browsers, but by default, you should be prompted for each download. If you've changed the download prompt before, you'll need to change it again. However, if you haven't changed this setting, you can skip this step. Using the web browser that you have open, go to the web page you want to download from.
Your web browser should open a file manager window so you can choose where to save the file. If it does not open a window, you need to change your settings for your downloads options.
Select your USB flash drive. To prevent the download from saving to your computer, you'll want to change the save location to your flash drive in the file manager. If your flash drive does not appear, it may not be plugged in completely, it might not have enough room , it may not be in the right file format , or the USB port you're trying to use may not work.
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