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Interested in saving your Google Doc or Google Slides project on a flash drive? Luckily, you can effortlessly download your Google documents from your web browser to a USB flash drive. This Mytour article guides you through the process of downloading a Google Doc document to your flash drive using either a Mac or Windows computer.
Key Points to Consider
- It's a breeze to save any document from Google Drive, such as Docs, Slides, Sheets, or Forms, to your flash drive!
- In Google Drive, simply right-click your document, then choose 'Download' and select your USB flash drive from the subsequent window.
- If you have a Google document open and your USB inserted, navigate to 'File > Download' and pick the USB in the ensuing window.
Procedure
Connect your flash drive to your computer. Insert it into one of the narrow, rectangular ports on your computer's casing.
- If you're using a Windows desktop computer, USB ports are typically located either on the front or back of the CPU box.
- For iMac users, you might find the USB ports on the side of your keyboard or on the rear of the iMac's display.
- Note that not all Macs are equipped with USB ports. If you're using a newer Mac without USB ports, you'll need to buy a USB-C to USB adapter.
Access the Google Drive website. Navigate to
https://drive.google.com/ using your preferred web browser. If you're already logged into Google Drive on your computer, this will take you to your Google Drive main page.
- If you're not logged in yet, click the Go to Google Drive button and enter your email address and password to log in to your Google account.
- If you have multiple Google accounts logged in, click on your Google account's profile image in the upper-right corner of the page, then select the account whose Drive you want to access.
Choose the document you wish to download. Simply click once on the document to select it. If the document is located within a folder, double-click the folder to access the document.
- Double-clicking will open the document in a new window.
Click on ⋮. This vertical three-dot menu icon will appear in the upper-right corner of the Google Drive window once you've selected the desired document. A drop-down menu will appear.
- You can also right-click on the document in your Drive to access this menu.
Click on Download. You'll find this option near the bottom of the drop-down menu.
- If the file is open, navigate to File > Download and choose a format, then select your USB drive to save it.
Select your flash drive. Your USB flash drive should be visible in the left panel of the window. If not, you'll need to troubleshoot any problems and get it fixed.
- You can rename the file before proceeding if you wish.
Click on OK. The Google document, such as Google Docs, Google Slides, Google Sheets, or Google Forms, will be stored on your flash drive. Ensure your computer isn't using the flash drive before removing it from the port.
- To access the file, insert the flash drive into another computer capable of reading and utilizing it.
Pointers
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If you've saved a file as a PDF, you can open it with Google Docs to edit.
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Check a document's properties (right-click > Properties) to ensure it will fit on your USB flash drive. If not, you can delete specific files or clear it entirely.
