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    Once you have photos transferred to a flash drive, how do you delete them from your computer without deleting them from the drive?
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    Once the photos are on your flash drive, no action you take on your computer exclusive of the flash drive will affect the files on the drive. For example, you could upload a photo named "mydog1" to your flash drive, and after it finished copying, you could delete the same photo from your computer without the photo disappearing from your drive.
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    How can I remove photos from a phone to a flash drive?
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    You can either upload the photos to a cloud storage service (e.g., Google Drive) and then download them onto your flash drive from there by accessing the cloud storage service on a computer, or you can purchase a third-party adapter that has a USB port on one end and a phone charger plug-in on the other end.
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    Why did my photos get shuffled out of order when I moved them?
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    Your default sorting options for a flash drive may be different than your computer's sort options. To fix this, figure out how your photos are arranged on your computer (e.g., by date or by type) and then right-click (or two-finger click) white space in your flash drive's window, select your computer's version of the "Sort By" option, and select the appropriate option.
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    Can I add a second lot of photos later on the same used stick?
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    Yes! As long as there's room left on the flash drive stick, you can return to add or remove photos as you please (unlike a CD-R).
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    What if there is no Eject button for the second method?
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    In Windows on the bottom right of the desktop view, there is a row of icons called the System Tray. It includes icons such as that for volume, battery, and internet connection. On the far left of this tray, there is an upward pointing arrow. Click it and find an icon that looks like a flash drive. Click this icon and you will be given options for safely removing storage devices.
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    My pictures will not transfer when I use the drag and drop method. What do I do?
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    If dragging and dropping isn't working, you can also try CTRL C, CTRL V. Click on the picture first, then press CTRL C, click inside the folder or where you want to transfer the picture, and then press CTRL V.
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    How can I get printed pictures on a flash drive?
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    You will have to scan the photos to your computer and then transfer them to your flash drive.
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    If I put my pictures on the flash drive, do they still remain on my computer?
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    It depends on the method you used to place the photos on the flash drive. Go back and verify the photos are no longer located on the computer. If they are, simply delete.
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    How do I transfer to a USB on a surface?
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    This should be the same as for a Windows PC. Find your photos in File Explorer and drag them into the drive's folder.
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    Is there a way to auto play the pictures I download to a thumb drive on my TV?
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    Yes, you need a HDMI cord and plug it into your computer. Then plug it into your TV and it should then work.
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    How do I display pictures on my screen from my flash drive?
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    When you insert the flash drive, it will show all its files. Click on the pictures you want to display and right click on them to copy them onto your screen or in a folder. Once it is copied, you can click it open and right click on it and select 'Use as Wallpaper' to display it on the screen.
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    What do I do if my flash drive is saying it can't read?
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    Reformat the flash drive. To do this, right click the flash drive's name in File Explorer and click Format.
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