External drives like USB drives are extremely helpful for copying files to and fro a PC or a laptop. You can then transfer these files and use them on any device or carry them even when you are ...

Windows 8.1's File History feature enables you to back up your libraries to a USB flash drive, but you can't specifically choose to only back up your Documents library. That means large Pictures, ...

If when you download the Windows ISO image and try to copy it to a bootable USB flash drive, but receive the error message The file ‘install.wim’ is too large for ...

A: Most of the time, the error message above appears on a drive when it has not been properly formatted to accept new data onto it. To fix, first insert the USB into ...

Microsoft has made Windows 10 version 2004 available to the developer community, a couple weeks ahead of its release to the general public. Like many IT pros with a Visual Studio (formerly MSDN) ...

Think about your desk in your office — your desktop and drawers are likely littered with USB flash drives. They are given out at conferences and trade shows, and they are now a ubiquitous staple of ...

Have you ever left the copying of your files onto a USB flash drive to the last minute before a meeting? That’s fine if the files copy over promptly, but if you’re in a rush and find that the ...

Need to move files from an iPhone to a Mac or PC? Follow along for how to transfer files between iPhone and Mac with a USB flash drive as well as a couple of other options. There are a variety of ways ...

I've used USB flash drives for years to transfer files between devices, and they've worked fine in most situations. But as file sizes grew, especially with 4K videos and large project folders, I found ...