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Computer Help and Support

usonian

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9. With my best and most supportive wishes, please give more information to the computer crazies here.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2025, 03:59 PM

Jan 2025

Different computers have different ways of copying files, though I understand that macs have lately adopted the windows copy and paste for files.

Years of computer support, official and unofficial.

On a mac, dragging files to a different disk will only copy.
You have to hold down a (redacted) key to move them.

On windows, explorer will do the job.
Or copy and paste.

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Can I tranfser what is on my old flash drives onto my general files on my desktop computer? [View all] CTyankee Jan 2025 OP

Open up the files from the flash drive and save them to your computer. Ocelot II Jan 2025 #1

OK, thanks...I'll have to look at them again...been a while and I didn't label them. They are in a ziplock bag... CTyankee Jan 2025 #5

Yes claudette Jan 2025 #2

sure, as long as they are still working Voltaire2 Jan 2025 #3

Are you on windows? Do your old flash drives plug into a USB port? Jim__ Jan 2025 #4

They are pretty old. Do they "go bad" after a period of time? CTyankee Jan 2025 #6

They should be good. I usually just copy as a precaution. Jim__ Jan 2025 #7

Yes you can canetoad Jan 2025 #8

With my best and most supportive wishes, please give more information to the computer crazies here. usonian Jan 2025 #9

My book producer will be here this pm. He created them but I don't remember which are which. I did a number of essays on CTyankee Jan 2025 #10

Here is what I do. usonian Jan 2025 #11

Thank you. CTyankee Jan 2025 #12