There are several ways to move files and folders on your computer. But we will consider a universal one - one that can transfer information from a CD or DVD disc, write data to and from a flash drive. You can also use it to copy photos or videos from a camera (video camera), from a mobile phone and from other devices connected to a computer.
Moving files and folders from one computer location to another is called copying. This is a process in which we create an exact copy of the data and send it to the desired location (a folder, a flash drive, etc.)
How to move a file or folder
Click right click mouse over the file or folder you want to move to another location. In the list that opens, click on the “Copy” item.
After this, you need to open on your computer the location where you want to transfer the file or folder. It could be Local disk D, Documents folder or any other folder, Desktop and even a flash drive.
Then right-click on an empty space (not on some icon, but next to it) and select “Paste” from the list.
That's all. Now this file or folder is in two places - both in the place where we got it from and where we moved it.
That is, if you look at it, it turns out the following: You opened the place from which you want to take the file (for example, you opened a flash drive), right-clicked on the desired file, selected “Copy” from the list, then opened the place where you want to transfer this file (for example, open Documents), right-click on an empty one and select “Paste”. In general, nothing complicated.
Copying multiple files (folders)
In order to copy several files (folders), you must first select them. Here's how it's done:
Place the arrow (cursor) on the empty space next to the files and folders you want to copy.
Press the left mouse button and, without releasing it, draw a rectangle necessary files, folders. When they become colored, it will mean that the files and folders are highlighted. Release the left mouse button.
Now let's copy them:
Right-click on any selected icon (file, folder). A list will open from which you need to select “Copy”.
Then open the location on your computer where you want to place these files and folders. This could be Local Drive D, Documents, a flash drive, or some kind of folder.
And finally, right-click on an empty space (white field) and select “Paste” from the list that appears.
All! Files and folders have been moved to a new location. That is, they are now in two places: both where they were originally, and in a new place - where you copied them.
Don't be alarmed, everything is not as complicated as it seems at first glance. You just need to practice a little. Good luck!
If you need to record information on your computer and you don’t know how to do it, this article will help you! You will learn to record any information from any sources onto your computer. We will look at the most popular storage media these days and how you can save all the content to your computer.
We will look in detail at:
How to write files from a flash drive to a computer
What is a flash drive - it's small removable media information, which has many advantages compared to other media. The flash drive is quite small in size and is convenient to carry with you. Also, the amount of memory on flash drives is increasing every day. Using a flash drive you can transfer the most different files, for example from a work computer to a home computer. Share your photos, music from your computer, etc. with friends.
But how to save files from a flash drive to a computer?
After you connect the flash drive to the USB connector on your computer, a removable storage device will appear. You can find it like this: Open the “Computer or My Computer” shortcut and in the window that opens, in addition to “ hard drives" there will be a shortcut to the flash drive.
Double click on the shortcut and you can already see the entire contents of your removable drive.
Now we need to select which folders or files we want to save to our computer. If you need to save the entire contents of the flash drive - need to be highlighted, either with the mouse or with a key combination ( Ctrl+A).
Next, on the selection you need to right-click and select “Copy” or press the key combination ( Ctrl+C). (If you want to transfer files to your computer so that after transfer they disappear from the flash drive itself, you need to select “ Cut" rather than "Copy", or press the key combination ( Ctrl+X)).
Now you need to open HDD (Disk:D or Drive: C) and find there the folder in which you want to place the files that were on the flash drive. If needed create for them new folder and call it something like " Everything from a flash drive"- this way, you will maintain order on your computer.
If a suitable folder is found/created, go into it (Double click on the folder) and right-click on the empty space and select “ Insert» or press the key combination ( Ctrl+V). A progress window will appear and the remaining time until the end of copying will be visible. That's all! Nothing complicated.
Remember this: you need to tell the computer “where to get it” and “where to put it.” Thus, you can save almost any files from any storage media (except protected disks) to your computer.
How to burn a disc to a computer
If you have a disk with information and there is no way to constantly use the disk, there is only one way out - copy the contents of the disk to your computer. But how to do it correctly?
There are two ways.
1st - Discs are different. If your friends have transferred films, music, photos, etc. to disk. you can simply select all the contents and click “Copy” and on your hard drive in the desired folder Click "Insert". But in this way you can only copy those discs (as mentioned earlier) that are not licensed discs.
2nd - If you want to copy the license disc with game, software, music, etc.- need to make a disk image. Only in this case will the original performance of the disk be preserved. If you simply copy the contents of the disk, problems may begin. Of course, you can find the files themselves later, but they will be scattered across folders and often with unclear names. And already from the folder they may not work: disk autorun, program auto-installation, license installation, etc.
For example, a disk with drivers for a computer. What does it matter to you if you copy a whole folder of incomprehensible files from the disk and what should you do next with them? But when autorun turns on and a program opens that scans the computer and automatic mode determines what is missing there and asks you to “Install?” and you click - Yes. Just in order to preserve the functionality of the disk, they make an image of it.
A disk image is an exact copy of a physical disk, but it can be stored on a hard drive, copied to friends, or transmitted over the Internet. Disk image does not lose functionality and, for example, those games that require a licensed disc with the game to work, work quite well with its image.
How to burn a disk image to a computer
There are several articles on our website on the topic of how to make a disk image. We probably won’t repeat ourselves and just insert a few links here: “What is a disk image? ", "How to create a disk image?", "How to create an ISO", "How to burn an image to a disk", "How to create a virtual drive".
Recording music to a computer, for example from a flash drive, is quite simple. (See guide at the very top). But how can you record music from licensed “Audio CD” discs onto your computer? If you simply select all the songs on the disk and copy them, then most likely only shortcuts of those songs will appear on the computer. And they still won't work without the disk. You can also make a disk image with music (see the topic just above). But everything can be copied.
To do this, we need a program that can work with Audio CDs. We have there are two options: or use a standard player Windows Media or install a third-party specialized program. We will describe two methods, and you can choose whichever is more convenient for you.
1st option: Record music to computer when Windows help Media
First, you need to insert the music disc into the drive. If Windows Media Player does not open by default, you need to open it. You can open it like this: “Start” -> “All Programs” -> “ Windows Player Media". Next, you need to go to the player settings: “Arrange” tab -> “Options”.
In the window that opens, you need to find the “Copying music from CD” tab.
Also, in this window you can specify where to save music from the CD (default: drive C:\Users\Admin\Music) and in what format. And click “Ok”. Next, you need to open all the tracks on the disk in the player and mark those that you want to save to your computer. (You can mark in only by switching it to library mode).
2nd method: In this method, we will use a program that can copy music from audio CDs to a computer in a few clicks.
Insert the Audio CD into the drive, open the Audiograbber program (you can download it below). In the main program window the full list of tracks will appear on disk. They may be untitled (only Track1, Track2, etc...). You can leave them unchanged and the converted files from the disk will have the same names. But you can try to download the titles tracks from your album using a special function in the program: freedb, (you need to go to the tab with the image of a penguin) and if such a disc is found in the freedb database, you can click on it and the names of all tracks will automatically appear.
And to copy, you need to press the (Grab) button - after which the download progress bar will appear. In the settings you can specify where to save mp3 files from the disk. Or just look in the program folder ( C:\audiograbber). That's all.
How to record a movie on a computer
There is quite a lot of space on your computer's hard drive. And if We rented discs with good films, then the question arises, how to write correctly these films on your computer. Movies with good quality
, as a rule, are recorded on a DVD disc, and have several folders and a bunch of files. The volume of such disks is approximately 4.7 GB or more. And films, for example “CAMRip” - (Video and sound are recorded on a camera in a cinema hall) or “DVD-Rip” (copies from the original DVD) have a much smaller volume, and there can be several of them on a disk. Often such films are downloaded from the Internet and then written to disk as a single file without a menu. But what if you need to burn a DVD to your computer?
How to recordDVD to computer
A DVD has several folders and several files that are needed to build the DVD menu. If you want to burn a DVD with a movie on your computer and are worried whether it will work? Will! There are two options for how to copy such a disk: create a disk image(see guide above) or simpler - copy only the Video_ts folder. This folder contains movies and all the necessary files for the normal operation of the disc menu. Any video player installed on your computer will be able to play the menu of a disc copied in this way, if run required file menu among the many files in the folder. Such a file has a constant name " Video_ts.ifo"in the structure of any DVD disc. Thus, you can launch the disc menu in the player (for example, KMPlayer) and watch movies not from a DVD disc, but from hard drive, where it was copied.
But if you want the menu to open automatically, like when you insert a disc, then you need to make an image of your DVD disc and every time you mount the image, the player will automatically open along with the menu.
Flash drives vary in memory capacity and appearance.
Sometimes computer users need to save some files, be it keys to electronic wallets, photos, text documents, music, etc. – to external media.
And vice versa, if you have some files on external media, download them to your computer.
Such external storage media, among others, are flash drives ( USB Flash Drive) and discs (CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, etc.).
How to do it?
Flash drive: 
The computer has USB connectors into which flash drives, a mouse, etc. can be inserted. 
On a laptop, USB connectors are located mainly on the side panels of the bottom of the laptop. Depending on how sophisticated it is, there can be two or four connectors on one side.
On a desktop computer, USB connectors can be located on the front panel of the System unit and on the back. Take both horizontal and vertical positions.
Let's start working with the flash drive.
Open the “Computer” (or “My Computer”) folder through the “Start” button. Insert a flash drive into the USB port on your computer. After a short time, a “Removable disk” will appear in the “Computer” folder. 
In this screenshot, this is the drive (E:). It may have a different designation for you. It is important that when loading the flash drive you have the “Computer” folder open. And then you will see for yourself what designation “Removable disk” will appear in this folder.
Once the removable disk appears in the “Computer” folder, a removable disk icon will appear on the taskbar (below the screen).
Later, this icon may take place in the “Hidden Icon Display Area” and when you hover the mouse over this icon, the following message will appear: 
We will need this to safely remove the flash drive after completing the planned work.
We look in the “Computer” folder. If you already have files on the flash drive, then below the removable disk it will be written how much is free from the total volume of the flash drive.
Open the removable disk (E:) - either double click, or right-click and select “Open”. In a separate window, open the folder with the file that you are going to transfer to the flash drive (or vice versa from the flash drive to the folder). Right-click on the file you want to transfer and select “Copy” from the context menu. Go to the folder where you are transferring the file, right-click on the white field of the window and select “Insert” from the context menu. If the file is large enough, you will see the copying process in a new window, with a green scale. 
And when you insert a file into a new folder, you will also see the insertion process, and if the file is small, it will simply appear in a new location. If you want to delete something unnecessary on a flash drive, then right-click on the file you no longer need and select “Delete” from the context menu. In a new window, confirm the deletion, click “Yes” and the file will be deleted. And again, depending on the volume - either immediately, if the volume is small, or with a new window and a green scale. If you no longer need the file that you transfer from your computer to a flash drive on your computer, then instead of copying, you can use the “drag and drop” method. Place the cursor over the picture on the desktop and drag the picture into the “Computer” folder.
Safely remove the flash drive.
To safely remove the flash drive, click on the flash drive icon in the taskbar or in the “Hidden Icons Display Area”. The following dialog will appear: 
Click on the button “Extract the name of your flash drive here.”
Close the “Computer” folder, after a short time a confirmation will appear that you can remove the flash drive from the connector. 
You can take out the flash drive.
Computer users often face the question of transferring personal or work files to external media. As a rule, such storage devices are CD/DVD disks or various flash drives. The last ones are the most popular in terms of frequency of use. This is due to many factors: compactness, convenience, silent operation.
But despite the practicality of flash drives, many users are afraid or do not know how to copy their data to them. First of all, there is no need to be afraid of this method and constantly experiment. This article will tell you in detail about the types of flash drives and methods of transferring data (using the photo as an example).
Types of flash drives
Flash drives are used everywhere and are applicable to almost any device: from a phone to a modern TV. The most popular and in demand are USB drives. They are used to transfer any information: photos, music, programs and work files. Many gadgets work with these devices: computer, telephone, TV, etc.
The second place is occupied by flash drives for working with a phone - Micro SD card. They have capacities from 2 GB to 128 GB. To work with them, you can use both the phone itself and a computer (for this you need a special device - a card reader, or by connecting the phone with a cable).
The third type of cards is used mainly for cameras. It is called SD card. Volumes up to 64 GB are known. To work with such flash drives you will need either a camera or a computer.
How to download photos from computer to flash drive
The first step is to connect the flash drive to the computer. To do this, you need to find a special connector called USB. On system unit it can be found on the back panel or on the front.
On a laptop, the USB connector is located on the sides of the device.
If the flash drive is installed into the computer for the first time, the automatic driver installation process should begin. After it is completed, a dialog box will appear where the user will be offered several options for opening the flash drive.
For fun, you can click on the “Open for viewing” item to see what is already stored on the USB drive. The flash drive should also appear in the Explorer menu. To view this information, click on “Start” - “Computer”. Here, should appear new disk(in our example this is section F).
At this stage, the photos are saved in the computer's memory. To transfer them to a flash drive, you need to go to Explorer (Start - Computer) and open USB partition drive. Then, if necessary, a folder is created for subsequent storage of photos in it (right mouse button - “Create” - “Folder”).
After creating and defining the location, you need to right-click and select “Insert”. After which a window will appear with the status of copying photos from the computer to the flash drive.
How to download photos from tablet to flash drive
The tablet is becoming more and more popular among digital technology users. This is due to the fact that it can perform the functions of a laptop, compact and multifunctional. Also availability touch screen makes it the most attractive.
Among tablet owners, the question of transferring photos to a flash drive also often arises. This article tells you how to transfer photos from a tablet to a Micro SD card and USB drive.
USB flash drive and tablet
This method can be used if the device supports OTG technology. To find out, you can refer to the tablet manual or use specialized applications (for example, for Android: USB OTG Checker). As a rule, if the box contains a special OTG cable shown in the figure, then the tablet has this capability.
The small end of the cable is Micro USB, the other end is the connector for USB devices. The tablet has a Micro USB connector, which is connected with a cable. On the other hand, a flash drive is connected.
Further, all actions are explained for a tablet on the Android platform. Once connected, a message will appear on the screen indicating that the USB drive is connected. Look detailed information You can go to settings – “Memory”.
Next, go to the section where photos are stored. As a rule, on Android, by default, all photos are saved in the DCIM/Camera/ folder, this is where the main part is displayed in the gallery. If the tablet’s internal memory does not have these folders or photos, then most likely they are stored on the device’s SD card. And you can find them along the same path.
Once the desired photo is found, you need to click on the file and do not release it until it is highlighted. Then options will appear below to perform certain actions with the photo (copy, delete, cut).
Having decided on the transfer option, you need to go to the section of the connected flash drive. To do this, press the “Back” button twice. Or press the “Menu” - “ES Explorer” button again. In the window that opens, select “External USB storage”.
In order for a photo to be saved on a flash drive, it must be safely removed. To do this, select “Settings” - “Memory”. Here, scroll down to the drive item and select “ USB Disconnects storage device."
After clicking, after a while the system will inform you that the flash drive can be removed without fear of losing the saved files.
How to download photos from your phone to a flash drive
Modern life cannot be imagined without a mobile phone. Almost everyone has it. The telephone has replaced many other devices: camera, alarm clock, radio, etc. It plays a special place in the world of photography. The only drawback is the insufficient amount of memory for active use. Therefore, for many, the issue of transferring their files to flash drives is urgent.
All actions are explained for the Android platform.
The first method involves using an SD card. To do this, you need to install it on your phone. Then go to the menu and select “Files”.
If the flash drive is installed correctly, you can see it in the main menu of the file manager.
Next you need to go to internal memory before required folder or files that need to be transferred to a flash drive. In our case, this is DCIM/Camera, where a photo “For SD card.jpg” is prepared for transfer. You must click on the file and do not release it until it is highlighted. Then options will appear below to perform certain actions with the photo (copy, delete, cut).
Having selected cut (transfers to the specified location and deletes at the original location), go to the SD card section in the required location. In our case, this is the tmp folder. Click on the corresponding icon at the bottom in the middle, after which the photo is transferred to the SD card.
The second method is similar to that described above for the tablet. If mobile phone supports OTG technology, you can use it. All actions are the same as for a tablet on an Android device.
The third method involves copying photos from your phone to your computer. Then you can transfer the file to any flash drive using the method described earlier for a PC. To fulfill this condition you need to have a special cable. For modern devices(except IPhone, Ipad) it looks as shown in the picture. It functions as a cable for charging and connecting to a PC.
After connecting to a computer, you need to select a mode for how the phone will work with this connection. In our case, on your mobile phone you need to select the “Connect as media device” mode. To do this, select the icon that appears at the top of the notification panel USB connections, then select the “Media device (MTP)” section in the menu.
After this, the connected device will be displayed in the computer explorer, by going into which you can see the internal memory of the phone and the SD card (if connected).
How to download photos from Odnoklassniki to a flash drive
The richest and most diverse collection of photographs, videos and other information is, of course, on social networks. Odnoklassniki.ru is no exception in this matter. It ranks second in popularity and almost every second person has their own page here. Therefore, many have thought about how to download a photo or picture to a computer, flash drive, etc.
It's very easy to do. To do this, you need to left-click on the photo you like so that it opens in full size. After this, you need to right-click on the picture itself. In the appeared context menu you need to select the item: for Internet Explorer– this is “Save image as...”, for Chrome “Save image as...”.
An explorer menu will appear here, in which you need to select a save location (in our case, this is a flash drive) this moment The flash drive must be connected to the computer! You can find it on the left edge after the “This PC” item. by clicking on the letter of the corresponding section. If it is not visible in Explorer, you should check the connection of the flash drive and repeat the procedure for copying photos from classmates again.
Then you can select a save folder and click on the “Save” button.
If you don’t currently have a storage device at hand and really want this picture, then you can temporarily download it to your computer. Then, when the flash drive appears, use the method described above.
How to download a photo to a flash drive from Vkontakte
VKontakte is an equally popular social network, which ranks first in Russia in terms of frequency of use. Probably everyone has their own page on this resource. Some have two or more. Here, as in Odnoklassniki, the collection of photographs, videos, pictures, etc. is constantly updated and expanded. Of course, many people come across interesting things here that they want to download to their computer or other storage device. To show it later to your friends, parents, etc. This can be done similarly to the method described above for social network classmates.
To do this, scroll through news feed, photo albums of friends or acquaintances, you need to left-click on the image you like. This is done so that the picture opens in full size. Then you need to right-click and select “Save picture as...” in the context menu that appears.
Afterwards, the Explorer menu will appear, in which the user must specify the path to the connected flash drive. At this point, you can rename the photo. By default, the picture has the name that was specified on VKontakte. To change the name, in the Explorer window at the bottom opposite the “File name” item, select the old value and write a new one. Then you need to select the connected flash drive and click the “Save” button.
In order to check whether the photo has been saved, just go to the section of the flash drive in the folder where you downloaded the file. And try to open it. If the picture is not there, you need to try again this process, checking carefully the path to save the photo.
All the methods described above are simple and do not require special skills. All the user needs is free time and a desire to experiment. Most people, after trying the first time and not getting results, never try again. Many errors can occur due to an incorrectly connected flash drive. If the system does not see the device, you should reconnect it.
Sometimes errors occur because the drive is full. To solve this problem, you should clean your device. Also, errors may occur due to the fact that the flash drive has less free space than the file to be copied. Here, only replacing the drive with another one with more memory will help.
Beginning PC users often have many questions related to the use of computers and computer equipment. Today we will look at one of the most common: let’s talk about how to download a video to a flash drive in Windows.
How to download a video that is already on your PC
You have a flash drive and a video, for example a movie, that has already been downloaded to your computer. In order to transfer video to a flash drive, you first need to insert the flash drive into your computer and wait for it to recognize it. Next, you can choose one of three methods.
1 way
Most quick way, you don’t even need to open the flash drive folder for this. Select with the left mouse button the video you need, then right-click on it, select the “Send” option and specify the path to the flash drive.
Method 2
- If autorun is enabled on your computer, then you need to wait until the computer detects the flash drive, and then displays the flash drive folder on the desktop. If autorun is disabled, then you need to go to “My Computer”, find the flash drive icon there and double-click to open its window.
- Then you need to go to the folder with the video on your computer, select it with the left mouse button, right-click and select “Copy”.
- After this, you need to go to the folder of the flash drive, right-click on an empty space and select “Paste”. The longer the video, the more time it will take to copy it to a flash drive. When the loading bar disappears, the video will be completely copied to the flash drive.
3 way
- The first point is the same as in the instructions above.
- Now you need to position open folder flash drives and an open folder with videos nearby. To do this, you may have to reduce the size of the folders - use the special icon in the upper right corner of the folder.
- Select the video with the left mouse button, and then, holding it down with the right mouse button, move it to the flash drive folder. Wait until the video is completely downloaded to the flash drive.
How to download videos from the Internet to a flash drive
You can download a video to a flash drive directly from the Internet, without copying it to your computer’s hard drive. Make sure that the computer “reads” the flash drive, and then start downloading the video. After clicking on the "Download" button, you will be taken to a download window where you will need to select a future location to save the video. By left-clicking, select “My Computer,” then double-click on the flash drive and click “Save.” All you have to do is wait until the video is fully loaded.
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