How to Use a Flash Drive or Memory Stick

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Moving files from one computer to another has never been easier with a flash drive, also known as a memory stick.

Step 1: Plug in the flash drive
Plug the flash drive into the computer in one of the USB ports on the side or on the back of your computer.

Step 2: Open My Computer
Open My Computer on a Windows machine to find the flash drive. It may be called drive D, E, or F depending on how many other drives are on your computer.

Step 3: Find the icon
Find the icon on a Mac computer that is on your desktop and says Flash Drive or Travel Drive.

Step 4: Find your files
Find the files on your computer that you want to save onto the flash drive.

Step 5: Drag the files
Drag the files you want in the flash drive either to the flash drive on My Computer or to the desktop icon on a Mac. A light will flash on the flash drive indicating it is copying the files.

Tip
If you are moving music, pictures, or video files and folders, make sure you have a flash drive with enough memory to hold it all.

Step 6: Eject the drive
Eject the drive properly by either right-clicking on it and selecting Eject on a Windows computer or dragging the flash drive icon into the trash on a Mac.

Step 7: Take the drive
Take the flash drive with you so you can access your files on any computer you come across during the course of your day.

Did You Know?
Early hard drives on computers held 20 megabytes and cost about $800. Today, an $8 flash drive holds 2 gigabytes, which is a 100-fold increase in capacity.

[lindseyrein]

Here's a game..take a shot every time they say 'flashdrive'

[jessthemsy]

Unfortunately this was made eight years ago.

[kaimac]

Step 6: Eject the drive properly....aint nobody got time for that!!

[fhhwang]

Do flash drives give you more storage as well?

[Strelitziadite]

Today Flash drives can carry up to 324 gb








And hard drives up to 4 terrabytes

[ConstantinIV]

I've had my Flash Drive for about 3 years now, and I've never ejected it properly, and jet it still works perfektly...

[gardenlady]

She spoke too fast for my comprehension to download into my brain. Also, what if you don't have MS/W operating system?

[jasonbadler]

#1. Oh ya. But how do you use it again?

[frankmack]

Suppose I watched the first 55 minutes of an episode (on a thumb drive) and now want to resume where I left off. I don't want to be bothered with fast forwarding through the whole 55 minutes again; is there a way to resume?

[edski]

gotchu...gotchu....Now I know to eject data from drive before removing flash drive....thank you!

[grzib]

Excellent tips and advises - before that I use to hire someone to do that but now I can do that LOL

[Villu]

no way!!!
i always hired someone to do that!
damn, thanx for advices! luv ya


PS are people really THAT stupid? i mean REALLY!

[Frostbite]

So if I get that right.... I don't have to PRINT all my Images to carry them with me? Technology is developing so fast these days O.O

[dsue]

I have about 40 plus 8 track video tapes of my son that I cannot even look at-son has my VCR and some tapes and won't return them. Thinking these tapes might ruin. How to preserve these, even see these? Also have small cassette tapes for my camcorder that has distorted sounds/pixs--don't know how to clean whatever or what to do. can't see video 8 track tapes Nor the cassette tapes thought I was going to see when I got older. Also, can't find a l6 gb l0 class memory card for my Nikon L-l00 35 mm camera which precluded me from making snow pictures just Saturday -nice snow. Just found out AT&T did not send me the cable w/my new phone, almost l year old, so it should be here hopefully Monday. I know I am a basket case?

[JoeJoeTater]

On a Windows machine, wait until the files finish transferring. This will be indicated by a progress bar that will pop up. On a Mac... wait, never mind, that's too complicated for a Mac to do.

[SmrtA]

But i still dont understand. Can you make a more detaled video?

[TechCentralHub]

Next howcast episode: How to turn on your computer
You would need: computer
step 1: press the big button with a power logo
step 2: login
step 3: throw it out the window cause if you dont know how to use flash drive than you probably cant use computer at all, so just dont do it
did you know: turning on a computer is the easiest thing to do

[azzac]

ok so I bought $60 sims 4 and I don't have enough space so I got a 8 gb storage so what do I do

[ShuaibAzam]

Oh, Now I know how to use em flash drive thingys! I thought they were just for keychains. Thanks, Howcast !

[PyroSAJ]

Now the question - what is harder?
- Navigating to the youtube clip describing the use of flash drives.
- Using a flash drive.