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This article guides you through the process of copying photos from your computer to a USB drive.
Steps
On a Mac
Plug the USB into your Mac computer. Your computer typically has rectangular USB ports located on either side of the laptop's body, behind the screen, on the keyboard's edge, or on the CPU of a desktop computer. Insert the USB into the appropriate port.
- USB ports have a small piece of plastic on top, and you'll notice a similar plastic piece on the USB plug. Ensure you insert the USB so that the plastic piece on the plug faces down.
- If you encounter difficulty inserting the USB, try rotating it.
- Note that some Mac computers lack USB ports.
Open Finder by clicking the blue face icon in the Dock of your Mac, typically located at the bottom of the screen.
- Your USB may appear automatically when plugged into your computer. In this case, you don’t need to open Finder.
Click on the name of the USB at the bottom left corner of the Finder window, just beneath the "Devices" heading. This will open the USB window, where you can save your photos.
- If the USB appears automatically when plugged into your Mac, you can skip this step.
Launch the Photos app by clicking the multicolored pinwheel icon on a white background in the Dock.
Click and drag the photo into the USB window. Once you release the mouse button, the photo will be "dropped" into the USB window, completing the process of copying it from your computer to the USB drive.
- By default, you cannot move photos from your computer to the USB drive; only a copy can be made. If you wish to move the photo, you must delete it from your computer after copying it to the USB.
- You can hold the ⇧ Shift key while clicking to select multiple photos or click and drag the mouse cursor over the group of photos you wish to copy.
Repeat this step for all the photos you need to transfer. You can save as many photos as the USB drive's storage capacity allows.
- For example, a 64GB USB drive can hold a number of photos equivalent to 64GB of data.
Click the "Eject" button, with the upward-pointing arrow icon next to the USB name in the Finder window. This action ensures that no files are corrupted when you safely remove the USB drive.
Remove the USB. Your photos are now safely stored on the USB. If you want to transfer the photos to another computer, simply plug the USB into that computer and drag the photos from the USB into the computer's Pictures folder.
On Windows
Insert the USB into your Windows computer. Your computer typically has rectangular USB ports located on either side of the laptop, behind the screen, on the keyboard edge, or on the CPU of a desktop computer. Insert the USB into the appropriate port.
- USB ports have a small piece of plastic on top, and the USB plug also has a matching piece of plastic. Insert the USB so that the plastic piece on the plug faces down.
- If you're having trouble inserting the USB, try rotating it.
Open "My PC" by clicking the computer screen icon. You can find this app on your desktop or open it from the Start menu by clicking the Start icon at the bottom left of your screen and selecting My PC.
- On some computers, My PC may be labeled as "My Computer".
- Windows might prompt you to choose what action to take with your USB. Click OK when asked to select Open folder to view files to access the USB window.
Nhấp đúp vào tên của USB bên dưới phần "Devices and drives" (Thiết bị và ổ đĩa) ở giữa cửa sổ.
- Nếu ổ đĩa flash hiển thị ngay khi USB được cắm vào máy Mac, bạn có thể bỏ qua bước này.
Nhấp phải vào thư mục Pictures (Ảnh) ở phía bên trái cửa sổ My PC.
- Nếu cửa sổ của USB hiển thị ngay khi USB được gắn vào máy tính, bạn nhấp chuột trái vào Pictures.
Nhấp vào Open in new window (Mở trong cửa sổ mới). Thao tác này sẽ mở thêm một cửa sổ có thư mục "Pictures" - nơi lưu ảnh mặc định của máy tính.
- Nếu USB hiển thị ngay khi được cắm vào máy Mac, bạn có thể bỏ qua bước này.
Khi bạn thả nút chuột, ảnh sẽ được "thả" vào cửa sổ USB và quá trình sao chép ảnh từ máy tính vào USB cũng hoàn tất.
- Theo mặc định, bạn không thể di chuyển ảnh từ máy tính sang USB mà chỉ có thể sao chép. Nếu muốn di chuyển ảnh ra khỏi máy tính, bạn cần xóa chúng trên máy tính sau khi chép ảnh vào USB.
- Bạn có thể giữ phím ⇧ Shift trong khi nhấp để chọn nhiều ảnh, hoặc nhấp và kéo con trỏ chuột trên số lượng ảnh mà bạn muốn sao chép.
Lặp lại bước này cho toàn bộ ảnh cần xử lý. Bạn có thể lưu số lượng ảnh tùy theo dung lượng bộ nhớ của USB.
- Ví dụ, USB với bộ nhớ 64GB có thể lưu số ảnh với dung lượng 64GB.
Right-click on the flash drive icon beneath the "Devices and drives" heading in "My PC".
Click the "Eject" button to ensure that no files are corrupted when you remove the USB drive.
Remove the USB drive. Your photos are now saved to the flash drive. If you want to transfer the photos to another computer, simply plug the USB into that computer and drag the photos from the USB to the Pictures folder on that computer.
Tips
- This process works on all types of drives, including flash drives, hard drives, and MicroSD cards.
- If you're using a Chromebook, insert the USB as usual, then click the square icon with three dots at the bottom of the screen to open the Files window. Click the toolbar at the bottom left of the Files window, select the flash drive name, and proceed to add photos.
Warning
- Removing the USB drive improperly before ejecting it may lead to file corruption or data loss.
