Put files on a USB stick

Saving a file on a USB stick works the same as saving a file on the PC. Do not choose a folder on the PC as the storage location, but the USB stick. So click on a Word document File > Save as > To leaf through and then navigate to the USB stick. For example, the stick is called ‘Removable drive’, ‘USB drive’ or can be recognized by letters such as ‘D’ or ‘E’. Then save the file.

Copy files from the PC to the USB stick via the Explorer:

• Insert the USB stick into the USB opening of the computer.
• In the Taskbar, click the File Explorer icon.
• Go to the folder containing the file you want to put on the USB stick.
• Right click on the file.
• In Windows 10, click To copy. In Windows 11, click the icon To copy .
• Click on the USB stick in the Explorer.
• The USB stick opens. In the right part of the screen are the files that are on the USB stick. Right click on an empty spot.
• In Windows 10, click To stick. In Windows 11, click the icon To stick.

The Mac can also handle USB sticks. Read more about this in the article ‘Using a USB stick on Mac’.

A Mac and a Windows computer work differently. If you want to use a USB stick on both systems, you must prepare the stick for this. The article ‘Switching USB stick between Mac and PC’ explains how that works.