I have a flash drive and I need to know how to download imformation off of the computer.
2006-08-31 05:26:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
USB flash drives are NAND-type flash memory data storage devices integrated with a USB interface. They are typically small, lightweight, removable and rewritable. Memory capacity typically ranges from 8 megabytes up to 64 gigabytes [1], limited only by current flash memory densities. As capacity increases, so does price.
USB flash drives have several advantages over other portable storage devices, particularly the floppy disk. They are generally faster, hold more data, and are considered more reliable (due to their lack of moving parts) than floppy disks. These types of drives use the USB mass storage standard, supported natively by modern operating systems such as Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows XP.
A flash drive consists of a small printed circuit board encased in a robust plastic or metal casing, making the drive sturdy enough to be carried about in a pocket, as a keyfob, or on a lanyard. Only the USB connector protrudes from this protection, and is usually covered by a removable cap. Most flash drives use a standard type-A USB connection allowing them to be connected directly to a port on a personal computer.
Most flash drives are active only when powered by a USB computer connection, and require no other external power source or battery power source; they are powered using the limited supply afforded by the USB connection. To access the data stored in a flash drive, the flash drive must be connected to a computer, either by direct connection to the computer's USB port or via a USB hub.
2006-08-31 05:29:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plug it in to a USB port (small rectangular slot in front or back of computer). Go to windows explorer, it should now appear as a removable drive, you can now drag and drop files. The flash drive will have limited capacity from 128 meg to 8 Gig. A CD Rom has approximately 600 meg capacity.
2006-08-31 05:37:23 · answer #2 · answered by lobo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You plug it in to a usb port on your computer, then when you "save" (under file menu) use the drop down list, click on the flash drive and there you go...
2006-08-31 05:34:20 · answer #3 · answered by flip103158 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Copying files to a flash drive on a PC:
Open My Computer and see which drives are shown. Most computers, for example, have a hard disk such as a C: drive and a few removable storage devices such as a floppy drive, a CD-ROM drive, and perhaps a zip drive.
Insert the flash drive into the USB port and watch to see where the USB flash drive appears. Most will appear as removable storage, but some will instead appear as hard drives. Note the name Windows is using to refer to the flash drive ("Removable Disk (G:)," for example).
Open My Documents or the location from which you want to transfer files to the flash drive. Select the files or folders you want to save to the flash drive by left-clicking on them. To select more than one, hold down the CTRL key while you click and select all of the files you wish to save.
Right-click on the file(s) or folder(s) you selected, then select Send to, then select the name you saw appearing in My Computer for the flash drive ("Removable Disk (G:)," for example).
When the copying is finished, do not immediately remove the flash drive from the USB port. Instead, left-click on the Remove Hardware icon located in the System Tray. A window containing a list of the USB devices will appear. Left-click on the Safely Remove Mass Storage Device line that matches your flash drive (for example, Safely Remove Mass Storage Device - Drive(G:)).
When you see the following message appear in the bottom left toolbar, it is, as it says, safe to remove the flash drive from the USB port; you may close the message or ignore it, as it will close itself automatically:
If you have a MAC:
Insert the flash drive into the USB port.
A white USB drive icon will appear on the desktop:
Find the files or folders you want to copy to the flash drive. Select the files or folders you want to save to the flash drive by clicking on them. To select more than one, hold down the APPLE key while you click and select all of the files and folders you wish to save.
Drag and drop the selected files/folders to the white USB flash drive icon.
When you have finished copying, do not immediately remove the flash drive from the USB port. Instead, drag the white USB drive icon to the Trash Can, located on the Dock. Note: the Trash Can will change to the Eject Icon.
The white USB drive icon will no longer be visible on your desktop. It is now safe to remove the flash drive from the USB port.
2006-08-31 05:32:54 · answer #4 · answered by Orange 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Insert it in USB port and click on my computer you will find it as an extra drive there double click on it and do what ever you want add files copy files delete files what ever you wish.
2006-08-31 05:36:13 · answer #5 · answered by Adnan Sallam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you down loaded the soft ware you may need to restart the computer. or UN plug the drive and plug it back in so that it finds it.
2006-08-31 05:40:26 · answer #6 · answered by wmkinger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right click your start, select explore, You should see a new drive letter, Just drag the information to the new drive letter. (probably E:/)
2006-08-31 05:31:00 · answer #7 · answered by ntlgnce 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋