Difference between revisions of "USB flash drive"
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| + | ==How to format a flash drive== | ||
| + | ===Mac OSX=== | ||
| + | # Open Disk Utility (Applications-->Utilities-->Disk Utility | ||
| + | # Insert the flash drive into your USB port. | ||
| + | # On the left-hand side pane of Disk Utility, your flash drive should appear. | ||
| + | # Click it once to select it. | ||
| + | # On the right-hand side, find the the Erase menu, click it once. | ||
| + | # Choose Mac OS Extended | ||
| + | # Rename the flash drive | ||
| + | # Click the Erase button. | ||
| + | ===Windows=== | ||
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Revision as of 13:07, 18 January 2007
A USB flash drive, also called thumb drive or USB key, is a storage medium for data such as Microsoft Word documents, pictures, music, etc.
How to Use
They plug into the USB port of any computer and act as a small hard drive that you can copy and save files to.
Size
They come in various sizes all the way from 16 megabytes to 4 gigabytes in the consumer market.
Other names
- thumb drive
- pen drive
- flash drive
- USB key
- flash stick
How to format a flash drive
Mac OSX
- Open Disk Utility (Applications-->Utilities-->Disk Utility
- Insert the flash drive into your USB port.
- On the left-hand side pane of Disk Utility, your flash drive should appear.
- Click it once to select it.
- On the right-hand side, find the the Erase menu, click it once.
- Choose Mac OS Extended
- Rename the flash drive
- Click the Erase button.