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USING REMOVABLE STORAGE DEVICES
Removable storage devices are used to store and transfer data from one computer to another.
Optical discs, USB flash drives and external hard disks are some of the popular examples of the
removable storage devices. Optical discs like CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray require an optical disc drive to
connect to the computer. On the other hand, USB flash drives like pen drives, memory cards and
external hard disks are connected through a USB connector. Follow the given steps to use a pendrive:
Step 1 Attach your pendrive to the USB port on the front, back or side of your computer. The
AutoPlay dialog box will appear automatically.
Step 2 Click on the Open folder to view files option. The File Explorer window will appear
displaying all the files of the pen drive.
Step 3 Select the files or folders which you want to copy.
Step 4 Right click and select the Copy option or press Ctrl and C on the keyboard.
Step 5 Browse the location in your computer where you want to copy the file or folder.
Step 6 Again, right click and from the context menu select the Paste option or press Ctrl and
V on the keyboard. The selected files or folders will be copied from pendrive to your
computer.
AutoPlay dialog box Copying a folder
Step 7 Click on the arrow button present in the Notification Area on the Taskbar and click
on the pen drive icon.
Step 8 Click on Eject option to safely remove the pen drive from the computer.
USING PICTURES FOLDER
Windows 10 provides Pictures folder to store images and photos. Follow the given steps to use
the Pictures folder:
Step 1 Click on Start button. The Start menu appears.
Step 2 Click on the This PC option under Windows System folder.
Step 3 Select Pictures folder from the left pane. The pictures in the folder are displayed.
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