How to Transfer Files to a Flash Drive, Thumb Drive, or External HDD - Windows 11

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Are you wondering how to transfer files to a flash drive on a Windows 11 Computer? In this tutorial, I will show you how to copy files from your computer onto a flash drive, thumb drive, or an external hard drive. This process is quite simple and you will have all of your photos, documents, and files transferred in a few simple steps.
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@NorthernVikingEveryday 2 года назад

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@user-ed5zr8nv8r 8 месяцев назад

wow totally cool ! for once everything worked , thank you thank you THANK YOU SO MUCH ! i will subb and thumbs every video you make even if i dont watch thank you so much

@michaelpaul3481 Год назад

I love how this guy loves to reply to the comments

@NorthernVikingEveryday Год назад

I try to but I can't always get to everyone! 🤗👍

@cjanquart 3 дня назад

Thanks, this helped since I'm new to Windows 11; I got the files on a flash drive but didn't know how to get them onto my new computer...the two window example was the clincher. Thanks again!

@NorthernVikingEveryday 3 дня назад

You're welcome 🤗

@delud7610 3 месяца назад

Very clear & simple to follow. Thanks very much!

@NorthernVikingEveryday 3 месяца назад

You're welcome!

@KILLEDBYTIME 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the help my mom took some private lessons via zoom and they’ve been recorded and stored on a google docs I was able to get all her lessons onto a thumb drive for her to look back at!

@NorthernVikingEveryday 5 месяцев назад

Awesome! Glad I could help.

@minerva5025 Год назад

Hi Kenny , so happy to have found you thank you so much for sharing , in such a great clear and easy way to understand , just great .of course did subscribe to your channel

@NorthernVikingEveryday Год назад

Glad it was helpful & Thank You for the support!

@sausageguy9447 8 месяцев назад

I really needed this thank you!

@NorthernVikingEveryday 8 месяцев назад

You're so welcome!

@withafewexceptions5156 2 месяца назад

GREAT tutorial!! Thank you very much.

@NorthernVikingEveryday 2 месяца назад

You're very welcome!

@LNlovesu 2 месяца назад

your instruction is so clear and so easy to follow. I've watch so many and I'm like "what"? lol. So glad I came across your video. thank you for sharing.

@NorthernVikingEveryday 2 месяца назад

You are so welcome!

@jenniimiller5067 2 месяца назад

Same so glad I found this one

@hrbnft2353 Год назад

Excellent video - thank you!

@NorthernVikingEveryday Год назад

You're welcome 🤗

@paulmaybury5700 Год назад

that vid on flash drive transfer very helpful as i am new to windows 11 thank you👍

@NorthernVikingEveryday Год назад

You're welcome 😃👍

@sharonbarr9472 Год назад

Thank you! Very helpful!

@NorthernVikingEveryday Год назад

No problem 👍

@FixItCleanIt 3 месяца назад

Saved me time. My dad has been bugging me to help him with this and I didn’t understand how. Thank you. 🙏

@NorthernVikingEveryday 3 месяца назад

You're welcome 🤗

@veikkokuronen4502 17 дней назад

Thank you for this amazing tutorial

@NorthernVikingEveryday 17 дней назад

You're very welcome!

@zandor5657 Год назад

thanks -------you have made this very clear for a beginner!

@NorthernVikingEveryday Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@NataliaKing-ib8qn 10 месяцев назад

KING🙌🏽

@Oso1092 Год назад

Appreciate this video. Thank you

@NorthernVikingEveryday Год назад

You're very welcome 🤗

@TurkeyBoy2010 25 дней назад

Ty this helped so much

@NorthernVikingEveryday 25 дней назад

You're welcome 🤗

@lorayne33 Год назад

Ty so very much for your help!

@NorthernVikingEveryday Год назад

You're very welcome 👍

@Blackdog4818 Год назад

Why when I copied my music file from my old Windows 7 computer (about 2,000 songs) to my new computer, when I loaded it on a large SSD 1 Trig drive, the file size was different. The original folder said "1,921 files", but on the SSD drive it said "888 files". Both folders have the identical songs, (that's all there is on the drive). What causes the files to be different on a straight out copy?

@debbiedebbie9473 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much. I couldn't remember how to do it. ❤

@NorthernVikingEveryday 9 месяцев назад

Glad I could help!

@annebrooks5940 Год назад

Excellent video- I would like to see on also copying downloads to an external hard drive. I imagine it's the same way, but it would help seeing it. Nice!

@NorthernVikingEveryday Год назад

Yes, a music file like an mp3 would be copied in the same way.

@laraadey Год назад

Thanks for your help im just trying to learn more

@NorthernVikingEveryday Год назад

Happy to help

@shopshop144 Год назад

I believe there is an important difference between 'transfer' and 'copy' functions. Copy is just that, you end up with a file in two locations, where transfer picks up and moves a file from one location to another. Windows 10 was SO much better!!!!! What I'd like to do is take a file that is in my downloads and transfer it to one of many existing files on my ext. hard drive, while not creating a new file there. Let's say the file I want to move is "roofing" and I want to move it to a file on my hard drive called "home improvements". On windows 10 easy as pie, I could do the transfer directly to "home improvements"; windows 11 as you describe the process just drops the 'roofing' file into the ext hard drive, then I need to locate it and drag it to the 'Home Improvements' file

@todhoward8029 Год назад

How do I transfer my data???

@sues.1047 Год назад

It does the same stupid thing with photos from One Drive.

@sh.shanizasy.abdullah5163 9 месяцев назад

Tqsm for sharing.👍👍👍

@NorthernVikingEveryday 8 месяцев назад

You're welcome 🤗

@ShtFa3 Год назад

But how do you delete them from the pc too free up space and keep the one son the usb?

@jonahtanesparza8367 Год назад

thank you !!

@NorthernVikingEveryday Год назад

You're welcome 🤗

@fireblade425 Год назад

Im trying to get off the dev insider view for windows 11 because its not allowing me to use some apps that i use a lot. Can you copy all of your files from the computer onto a flashdrive and then reinstall them after you completely reset the computer?

@randywilliams847 10 месяцев назад

Excellent video

@NorthernVikingEveryday 10 месяцев назад

Thank you very much!

@dustersinternational221 Год назад

Found this thank you

@NorthernVikingEveryday Год назад

You're welcome 😀👍

@djladeda8828 9 месяцев назад

EXCELLENT TUTORIAL!!! We need more teachers like you! Thanks

@NorthernVikingEveryday 9 месяцев назад

Wow, thanks!

@carolmingus2754 5 месяцев назад

thank you so mmuch

@NorthernVikingEveryday 5 месяцев назад

Welcome 😊

@gordhenry1684 8 месяцев назад

Great video! Thanks very much. I want to transfer my files from my old computer which one is windows 10 to my new computer which is windows 11. What should I format the USB stick to?

@NorthernVikingEveryday 8 месяцев назад

Probably fat32 or exfat. However, fat32 I believe has a four gigabyte file size limit if I'm not mistaken.

@ShreckHarvey1 6 месяцев назад

Would it be the same for games?

@smarcy1136 Месяц назад

ty man

@NorthernVikingEveryday Месяц назад

You're welcome 🤗

@MegaChuck51 Год назад

I've have tried numerous times Windows 10 VLC to convert DVD Videos and send to USB THUMBDRIVE so I can watch my movies on various platforms. I've tried 4 different movies and they transfer fine to my laptop in files but when I send to thumbdrive, I don't get sound!! What's up?

@PenguinPlays5528 25 дней назад

Thank you

@NorthernVikingEveryday 25 дней назад

You're welcome

@stephenthevhsdvdblu-raymed9346 Год назад

Usefull tutorial

@NorthernVikingEveryday Год назад

Perfect 👍 Thanks for watching.

@tjmax-xs2mw 6 месяцев назад

Thank you you really helped me. Can you please help with how do I see the pictures without having to click and open up in a whole nother window. Please help this is driving me crazy... And how do I stop it from keep going back... I'm just showing me icon and numbers have to continue clicking on it to actually see a picture and most of them are opening up in a second window some of them is not.. I don't know how to really explain it or what it's called so I'm having trouble looking it up.. if you already covered this topic can you please share the link or I can find it thank you for any assistance you can give me

@JJFlores197 6 месяцев назад

If you're on a Windows computer, you can hold the left Ctrl Key and use the scroll wheel on your mouse to make the items bigger. Eventually you should start to see previews of what the images contain.

@TheCryptoKeeper 5 месяцев назад

Thanks bro

@NorthernVikingEveryday 5 месяцев назад

No problem

@ishitadas8173 10 месяцев назад

Thank you❤

@NorthernVikingEveryday 10 месяцев назад

You're welcome 😊

@KarenLuensman 4 месяца назад

How do I know which gigabytes should I use?

@debbiedebbie9473 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for reminding us to use the SAFELY REMOVE HARDWARE button. 👍✅😊

@NorthernVikingEveryday 9 месяцев назад

You're welcome!

@robquonset Год назад

I lost my old laptop but have a backup of photos on a seagate drive. I want to put them on my new laptop. Is the process pretty much the same only in reverse?

@xAnAngelOfDeathx 8 месяцев назад

Yes.

@jenniimiller5067 2 месяца назад

Thankyou

@NorthernVikingEveryday 2 месяца назад

You’re welcome 😊

@eleanormartinez8274 Год назад

Can I assume that this method also applies to downloading music files to USB flash drives?

@NorthernVikingEveryday Год назад

Yes, a music file would be copied in the same way if it's a file like an mp3.

@Unfathamablesurises 10 месяцев назад

For me it says “This device is currently in use. Close any programs or windows that might be using the device, and then try again.” What do I do?

@donnamartz6361 8 месяцев назад

I need help with Windows 10 on a laptop. I didn't know about OneDrive, and now move of the Laptop has been moved to the OneDrive, including the computer desktop.

@davidpoo66 6 месяцев назад

Hi, sometimes my new laptop recognizes my new external ssd drive some not😮. Any suggestions? I use your channel the most, thx.

@NorthernVikingEveryday 6 месяцев назад

That's a good question. I would try using the same port every time. If anyone else watching has some ideas, please comment below. If I think of anything else I'll let you know.

@davidpoo66 6 месяцев назад

@@NorthernVikingEveryday I tried the same port, then a different one. The computer recognized the SSD drive UNTIL I try to transfer videos to it. Again not until then it stops and blocks my transfer. Thx anyhow!

@danielburton6221 Год назад

Awsome

@NorthernVikingEveryday Год назад

Thanks for watching 👍

@tereasabellew4392 2 месяца назад

Is the process the same when transferring files from a Zip drive to a new computer?

@NorthernVikingEveryday 2 месяца назад

Copying zip files should work exactly the same.

@sues.1047 Год назад

My problem is copying files from Windows 11 to a flash drive that has existing files with the same file name. I like to use my flash drive as a "back up." However, when I copy files over from hard drive to USB -- if there is a file with that name already on the USB -- it does not give me the option like Windows 10 -- "Do you want to Replace or Skip?" I always want to replace because I have edited that file and it contains new information. However, what Windows 11 does is MAKE A COPY of the file and renames the file to "Name - copy." Now I have two files on my USB with the same name. The old file and File Name - Copy. This usually happens when I am doing bulk copying. How can I make Windows 11 ask me Do you want to Replace or Skip?

@sues.1047 11 месяцев назад

@braddelany6234 Thank you. It now has been asking me, Replace or Skip. Not sure why it didn't previously. So it's working now.

@keeravan Год назад

can we do reverse...i.e. once booted via bootable drive insert one more usb and copy files from usb in to computer

@NorthernVikingEveryday Год назад

Yes, it works in reverse.

@keeravan Год назад

@@NorthernVikingEveryday but i have checked it is not happening ... i am able to copy from computer to additional usb drive but not in reverse order

@xAnAngelOfDeathx 8 месяцев назад

@@keeravan Then you're doing something wrong. try again.

@planet8gd 3 месяца назад

What would I do if I wanted to use it as just more storage space?

@JJFlores197 Месяц назад

Flash drives aren't intended to be used as permanent storage devices. You can try doing it, but if the flash drive fails, everything is lost. You're better off upgrading your computer's hard drive/SSD to a larger capacity drive.

@planet8gd Месяц назад

@@JJFlores197 yo, I figured this problem out a few days after this comment, but I appreciate the help anyway :) thank you

@Anirudh_Nair 11 месяцев назад

After ejecting drive data will not be lost from drive?

@NorthernVikingEveryday 11 месяцев назад

The files stay on the drive until you delete them.

@markdupont1080 Год назад

Looking To Move No copy files! Need To Free Up Space!

@sues.1047 Год назад

"Cut" with the Scissor symbol.

@PrinceOfGames1500 Год назад

perfect now i can give my friend a usb stick with a fake virus on it for a prank😂😂😂

@SpiritintheSky. 6 месяцев назад

Very nicely presented and explained. I still remain a technophobe!

@user-fr7pb 6 месяцев назад

so i have a 15th birthday party video 1hour 15 minutes long it’s 10.5 gb i have it in one usb and i need to transfer it to another usb. do i need something else to help the process the usb is 128 gb

@JJFlores197 6 месяцев назад

You need a computer as an intermediary. Just note that it can take a very long time to transfer the video file depending on how fast your PC is and how fast the source and destination drives are.

@garrybrandonvideo3342 2 месяца назад

Why is doing this on a windows pc so long winded and complicated ? .... doing this on a mac takes seconds and is so user friendly.

@forbiddenshadowlands Год назад

Can i change the name of the USB drive

@NorthernVikingEveryday Год назад

Yes you can change the name of your flash drive. Here is a video I made on the topic. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Gytuag-riy4.html

@jaycublever7089 9 месяцев назад

I actually started downloading everything directly to my portable drives from source, qnd this is the best way to do it, large files and folders that are planning to be transferred to an external drive should be planned to be completely independent from your windows drive. Pro word of advice, plan your downloads and file management beforehand so that you dont have to do this in the first place! It might work with a couple images or documents or what ever but try to make a backup of your OS onto a portable drive with out third party software and your computer and portable drive will be obsolete by the time everything is transfered, I mean through windows OS without thrid party help it would literally take years to back up your drive! Another pro tip, factory reset your windows computer and boot Linux! Windows is the laughing stock of the industry for anyone who actually knows about computers, delete Windows and install Linux now!

@janicejones2309 7 дней назад

Will this work on Windows 10?

@NorthernVikingEveryday 7 дней назад

Yes, it is very similar.

@universalshorts412 8 месяцев назад

Tryna export a video and it goes to my normal drive I’m tryna to have go to my usb c drive

@xAnAngelOfDeathx 8 месяцев назад

C is usually the drive that windows is installed on, are you positive that the usb drive is labelled C?

@universalshorts412 8 месяцев назад

@@xAnAngelOfDeathx it’s labeled d

@xAnAngelOfDeathx 8 месяцев назад

@@universalshorts412 Right click on your video file and from the menu that pops up choose "Send To" and then choose to send it to you D drive. Let me know if that works.

@samc.7997 Год назад

How to do this if USB is disabled

@xAnAngelOfDeathx 8 месяцев назад

Enable usb?

@Pie705 2 дня назад

Bro, I download five nights at Freddy’s in five nights at Freddy’s 2-d in Minecraft into my USB

@metaldreams3595 11 месяцев назад

Wait, is this really a video about how to copy files

@NorthernVikingEveryday 11 месяцев назад

Yes it is. 😃👍

@zero-Youtube2012 4 месяца назад

101

@MrMrMrMr.-mg5fu 10 месяцев назад

I am stupid with computers

@jaycublever7089 9 месяцев назад

Try to do that with a folder over a couple gigs and over 100 files inside and you will want to throw your windows computer out the window and sue Microsoft for emotional damages lol. This method is a joke if you are dealing with large files or folders so just be warned before you spend 17 hours watching a 2 gig folder transfer

@MrMrMrMr.-mg5fu 10 месяцев назад

I am stupid with computers