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How to Use a Flash Drive

Lab computers on campus will have two USB connections (Figure 2) in the front of the computer tower. Simply remove the cap and plug the flash drive in the USB port.

Figure 2

Once connected to the computer, a green arrow icon green arrow will appear in the notification area. Double click on My Computer on the desktop and the removable drive should appear (Figure 3) in the My Computer window. Double click on the removable drive to open.

Figure 3
Removable disk icon in My computer window