Thumb drive

Question

How to transfer gallery photos to thumb drive desktop pc

Answer 1

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Plug in the thumb drive, open File Explorer, go to your photos, copy them, then open the USB drive and paste them there.

1. Do you already have the photos saved on your PC, or are they still on your phone?
2. Can you see the USB drive under “This PC”?

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Answer 2

To move photos from a Windows 11 desktop PC to a thumb drive:

1. Plug the thumb drive into a USB port on the desktop PC.
2. On the taskbar, open File Explorer.
3. In the left pane, go to Pictures (or the folder where the gallery photos are stored, such as Desktop, Downloads, or another custom folder).
4. Select the photos or folders to copy:
   • To select multiple items, hold CTRL and click each file/folder.
5. With the items selected, right-click and choose Show more options > Send to, then select the thumb drive (it will appear with its name in the list).
6. Wait for the copy to complete.
7. In File Explorer, select the thumb drive in the left pane and verify the photos are there.
8. In the taskbar notification area, select Safely Remove Hardware / Eject for the thumb drive, then unplug it.

To move those photos from the thumb drive to another PC later:

1. Plug the thumb drive into the new PC.
2. Open File Explorer and select This PC in the left pane.
3. Double-click the thumb drive.
4. Open the folder containing the photos.
5. On the Home tab, select Select all (or choose specific files), then select Copy to and choose Pictures (or another folder), or select Choose location... for a custom folder.
6. Wait for the transfer to finish, then open the destination folder to confirm the photos copied successfully.

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References:

• Move your files to a new Windows PC using an external storage device