How to Save Files to USB

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(on Windows) or Spotlight

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(on Mac) to find the program (if needed).

• Skip this step if you want to make a copy of the file on the flash drive.

• Windows — Click File , then click Save As . If you’re using Microsoft Office, double-click This PC after clicking Save As to open the File Explorer window.
• Mac — Click File , then click Save As… in the selection list.

• On a Mac, click the box in the Where field and click the name of the USB in the drop-down list or on the left side of the Finder window.

• On Windows — Click the flash drive icon in the lower right corner of the screen (you first click
  

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  ), then select Eject Flash Drive .

• Mac — Open Finder, then click the “Eject” icon
  

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  (Eject) to the right of the flash drive’s name in the lower-left corner of the window.

• Chrome — Click the ⋮ icon in the upper right corner, select Settings , scroll down and select Advanced , drag the slider down to “Downloads” and click the gray slider ” Ask where to save each file before downloading” (Ask where to save each file before downloading).
• Firefox — Click the ☰ icon in the upper-right corner, click Options (or Preferences on a Mac), scroll down to the “Files and Applications” section, and check the “Always” box ask you where to save files” (Always ask where to save files).
• On Edge — Click ⋯ in the upper right corner, click Settings , scroll down and click View advanced settings and click the gray “Off” slider at the ” Ask me what to do with each download” (Ask me what to do before each download). If the slider is blue, this setting is enabled.
• On Safari — Click Safari in the upper-left corner, select Preferences… , click the box in the “File download location” field, and click Ask for each download . download) in the selection list.

• On a Mac, you click Choose instead of Save .
• If you want to save the file to a folder on the USB, double-click the folder before selecting Save .

• On Windows — Click the flash drive icon in the lower right corner of the screen (you first click
  

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  ), then select Eject Flash Drive .

• Mac — Open Finder, then click the “Eject” icon
  

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  (Eject) to the right of the flash drive’s name in the lower-left corner of the window.

• You can quickly delete data on a USB drive by dragging files to the Recycle Bin (on Windows) or Trash (on Mac).