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This wikiHow teaches you lot how to put music on a flash drive. Yous tin can employ a USB flash bulldoze to quickly transfer music files from one computer to another, salvage a backup of your music, or play music on devices that back up a USB drive. This is great for sharing music with a friend, playing it on a stereo that supports USB, or simply creating a fill-in. If your USB bulldoze isn't working properly, you may demand to reformat it.

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    Insert the USB bulldoze into a USB port on your estimator. Try to employ a port directly on your computer. Avoid USB hubs, every bit these will lead to slower transfer speeds.

    • Windows will commonly notify you lot that a USB bulldoze was inserted, and an AutoPlay window may appear. You can close the AutoPlay window for now.
    • If this is your first fourth dimension plugging the USB bulldoze into the reckoner, Windows may install some drivers. This should only take a few moments.
    • A USB hub is an external device that allows y'all to plug multiple USB devices into a single USB port.

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    Open File Explorer . It has an icon that resembles a binder with a bluish clip on it. It's commonly found in the job bar at the bottom of the screen.

    • Alternatively, you can right-click the Windows button and select "File Explorer," or press ⊞ Win+E .

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    Click This PC . It's in the sidebar to the left in File Explorer. This displays all the drives connected to your PC.

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    Find your USB drive. Your USB drive will be displayed in the "Devices and drives" section of the window.

    • If yous don't see your USB drive, check the Troubleshooting department at the end of this article.

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    Note the drive letter for the USB drive. You'll find this in parentheses side by side to the drive's label, e.thousand. "(Eastward:)" or "(F:)." Knowing the bulldoze letter will make it easier to ship files to the drive later.

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    Check the amount of free space on the drive. The amount of infinite available will dictate the amount of music y'all can store on it. The corporeality of costless infinite will be shown underneath the bulldoze.

    • The average MP3 file will range from 3-v MB in size or i MB per infinitesimal of audio, but this varies depending on the quality of each file. See the chart at the finish of the commodity for a breakdown of the boilerplate number of songs you can fit.
    • Y'all can quickly delete everything on the USB by right-clicking on it and selecting "Format." Start the format process and everything volition be deleted from the drive.

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    Find the music files that you want to re-create to the USB drive. Your music files may be located in a multifariousness of locations on your calculator:

    • Many programs store music files in your "Music" folder.
    • If you've downloaded music from a website, it will likely be in your "Downloads" folder.
    • In Windows Media Player, right-click on a music file in your library and select "Open file location" to open the folder containing that music file.
    • In iTunes, correct-click on a track in your library and select "Show in Windows Explorer" to open the folder containing that vocal.
    • Yous can perform a Windows search for "MP3" to search for all of the MP3 files on your computer. Open the Start menu or screen and type "MP3" to begin searching.

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    Select all of the files and folders that you want to copy. You can send multiple files and folders to the USB drive at in one case. Click and drag a option box, or hold Ctrl and click each item you desire to select. You can also press Ctrl+A to select everything in the current binder.

    • Check the size of your selection by correct-clicking information technology and selecting "Backdrop." Make sure that the size of your selection is smaller than the corporeality of gratuitous infinite on your USB bulldoze.
    • You may find information technology easier to movement all of your music files into 1 spot on your computer, organized into folders. You tin can and so re-create all of the folders and files at in one case.

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    Right-click on your selection. This displays a menu next to the selected file(s).

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    Hover over Send to . It's in the bill of fare that appears when you lot correct-click a selected file. This displays all your drives and some other options.

    • Alternatively, y'all tin can also click Copy in the carte that appears when you lot right-click a file.

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    Select your USB drive in the listing of drives. The name of the drive may say "USB" in the name, or information technology may contain the manufacturer or model of the USB drive. This listing appears when y'all hover over "Send to". This is where knowing your USB bulldoze's characterization and drive alphabetic character come in handy. Y'all'll usually see your USB bulldoze towards the lesser of the listing of destinations.

    • Alternatively, you can drag and drop your music files into the Wink Drive in Windows Explorer. You can likewise right-click and click Paste to paste music files that yous have copied.

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    Await for the files to copy. Your selected files will begin copying to your USB drive. The time this takes will vary wildly depending on the number of files, the speed of your USB drive, and the speed of your computer.

    • This will non delete the original files. Copies of each file will be fabricated on the USB drive.
    • If you get a message that your USB drive is full, then you've probable selected more files than your USB drive has room for. Try selecting fewer files to re-create to the USB drive.

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    Click the "Safely Remove Hardware" push in your Organisation Tray. This push has an icon of a USB plug with a checkmark. If yous don't run across it, expand the subconscious icons in your System Tray. It's the icon that resembles a subclass pointing up. When y'all click the button, a list of your fastened USB devices will announced.

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    Select your USB drive to safely eject it. This volition unmount the drive from your system, allowing you lot to safely remove information technology without corrupting whatsoever data.

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    Pull the USB drive out of the computer. Your music is now safely stored on your USB drive.

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    Insert the USB drive into a USB port on your Mac. Avoid using USB hubs, as these may irksome the process down significantly. You should see your USB drive announced on the desktop.

    • If your USB bulldoze does not appear, encounter the Troubleshooting department below.
    • A USB hub is an external device that allows yous to plug multiple USB devices into a single USB port.

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    Check the amount of gratuitous space on the USB drive. It usually says how much free space is available below the USB drive on your desktop.

    • Most MP3s are almost 3-5 MB in size or ane MB per infinitesimal of audio. Though this may vary depending on the quality of the file. See the chart at the bottom of this article for a breakup of how many songs can fit on a USB bulldoze on boilerplate.
    • Alternatively, you tin correct-click the USB bulldoze beneath "Devices" in the Finder and click Get Info to meet how much gratuitous space is available on the drive.

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    Open up iTunes or the Finder. If you're using iTunes for your music, you can speedily copy your music to a USB bulldoze using the iTunes program.

    • If you're not using iTunes, open the folder you keep your music in the Finder.

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    Select the files in your iTunes library that you want to transfer. Yous can transfer any of your songs or albums, but y'all won't be able to transfer playlists. You tin hold ⌘ Command to select multiple files, or ⇧ Shift to select blocks of files.

    • If you're using Finder, open the folder containing the music you lot want to transfer, then select the files and folders that you want to copy. This is most likely the "Music" folder in the Finder.

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    Drag the selected files to the USB icon on your desktop. The files will begin transferring to the USB drive. The original files will not be removed.[one]

    • If you're moving files from Finder, hold ⌥ Pick while dragging them to the USB drive. This will leave the original file on your computer and create a copy on the USB bulldoze. This isn't necessary if yous're using iTunes.
    • Alternatively, you can find the USB bulldoze under "Devices" in the sidebar to the left in the Finder. You can drag and driblet files at that place likewise.

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    Look for the files to finish transferring. This may accept a while if yous are copying a lot of music files. The amount of fourth dimension it takes to transfer music depends on how much music you are transferring, and the speed of your computer and wink drive.

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    Drag the USB drive to the Trash. Later on the transfer is consummate, elevate the USB drive to the Trash to safely unmount it.

    • Alternatively, you tin click the Eject icon next to the bulldoze proper name in the Finder.

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    Remove the USB drive from the Mac. After dragging the USB bulldoze to the Trash, you can pull the drive out without worrying near corrupt data or dissentious your Flash drive.

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    Try a different USB port. Sometimes USB ports fail, so if y'all're running into problems getting your USB drive to work, endeavour plugging it into some other port on the computer.[ii]

    • Avert using USB hubs. USB hubs are devices that can connect multiple USB devices to a single USB port. They may not provide plenty power for the USB bulldoze.

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    Try the drive on some other computer. If the USB drive appears on some other figurer when you plug it in, then there is something going wrong with your computer and the fashion it connects to the USB bulldoze. You may demand to try updating or reinstalling your USB drivers, or your USB port might be malfunctioning.

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    Check if your music has DRM protection. DRM stands for Digital Rights Management. It's non equally common with music files, but files with DRM protection tin can simply be played on sure devices when signed in to a specific account. Utilize the following steps to check if a music file has DRM protections:[3]

    • Right-click an MP3 or music file.
    • Click Backdrop in the pop-up bill of fare.
    • Click the Details tab at the top of the Properties window.
    • Check to encounter if it says Aye next to "Protected".

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    Await for your USB bulldoze in Disk Direction (Windows) or Disk Utility (Mac). If the USB bulldoze isn't appearing, it may nonetheless exist showing up to your system. If it appears in Disk Management or Disk Utility, yous may be able to format and use it.

    • Windows - Press ⊞ Win+R and type diskmgmt.msc. Wait for your USB drive in the list of drives at the top of the window, or in the volume layout at the bottom of the window.
    • Mac - Open the Utilities folder in your Applications binder, then run Disk Utility. Await for your USB bulldoze in the list of drives on the left side of the window.

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    Format your drive if it appears in Disk Direction or Disk Utility. If your drive is appearing in your disk utility, information technology may non exist formatted in a compatible format for your operating system. Formatting the drive with the exFAT file arrangement will permit you to use it on both Windows and Mac computers. All of the information currently on the drive will exist erased during the format process.

    • Windows - Correct-click the drive in Disk Management and select "Format." Select "exFAT" as the file system, every bit this is uniform with near computers and devices.
    • Mac - Select the USB drive and click the "Erase" tab. Select "ExFAT" from the Format carte and then click the "Format" push.
    • If yous need to format your flash drive to an older format such every bit FAT32, y'all tin can apply a third-party app to format the flash bulldoze.

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    Ensure you're not trying to re-create also much. If you get a notification that there isn't enough space available, you may be trying to copy too much. Brand sure that y'all have plenty free infinite on the USB bulldoze to copy the selected files. Note that the advertised space is commonly more than the bodily available space. The approximate number of songs yous can store on wink drives of different sizes is listed below.

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Average Number of Songs
Format and Quality  1 GB  2 GB  four GB  8 GB  16 GB  32 GB
128 kbit/s 3:30 minute MP3

319

639

1278

2556

5113

10226

 256 kbit/s three:30 minute MP3

159

319

639

1278

2556

5113

320 kbit/s iii:30 minute MP3

127

255

511

1022

2045

4090

iii:xxx infinitesimal WAV

28

66

113

227

455

910

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    Insert the USB bulldoze you want to apply. Use 1 of the USB ports straight on the calculator. Connecting to a USB hub may pb to slower transfer speeds or connection bug.

    • The AutoPlay window will typically open, merely it may non if you've disabled information technology in the by. You can select "Open folder to view files" or read on to open it without using the AutoPlay window.
    • Windows may install a few drivers if you've never connected that particular USB drive before.
    • A USB hub is an external device that allows y'all to plug multiple USB devices into a single USB port.

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    Click the Start menu . It's the icon with the windows logo in the taskbar. Past default, information technology'south usually in the lower-left corner.

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    Click Calculator . It's to the right in the Start menu. This displays all the drives attached to your computer.

    • You lot tin can also view your reckoner drives by pressing ⊞ Win+Due east . You may have a shortcut on your desktop equally well.
    • In Windows XP, this is labeled "My Reckoner."

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    Detect your USB drive. Look in the "Devices with Removable Storage" section of the window. The USB bulldoze may be labeled with the manufacturer or model proper noun, or it may be labeled "Removable Disk."

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    Make note of the USB drive'due south characterization and letter. This will make it easier to ship files to it later on. The drive letter will be displayed in parentheses after the characterization, e.chiliad "(E:)" or "(F:)".

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    Check how much space is bachelor on the bulldoze. The bar underneath the drive volition bear witness how much space is bachelor. Knowing the corporeality of free infinite can requite you a general idea of how much music volition fit on it.

    • Run into the chart at the bottom of the article for some examples of drive sizes and the amount of music yous tin store.

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    Find the music yous want to transfer. Utilize File Explorer to discover the music files that y'all want to transfer. Your music files may be located in several different locations depending on your media histrion settings.

    • Windows uses the "Music" binder every bit the default location for many programs.
    • Music that you've downloaded may be in your Downloads folder.
    • If yous utilize Windows Media Player, yous can right-click on an item in your library and select "Open up file location" to view the folder that contains the files.
    • If you use iTunes, right-click on an item in your iTunes library and select "Show in Windows Explorer."

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    Select the files and folders that you lot want to copy. You tin can copy anything in the window by selecting information technology. You can elevate a pick box, press Ctrl+A to select all of the items, or concord Ctrl and click each detail you want to select.

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    Check the size of your selection. Right-click on your selected files and select "Properties." This will allow y'all encounter the total size of your selected files, which you can compare with the available infinite on your USB drive.

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    Right-click the selection. This displays a carte du jour to the right of the selected files.

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    Select Send to . It's in the menu that appears when y'all right-click a selected item in File Explorer.

    • Alternatively, you lot can also click Re-create in the menu that appears when you right-click a file.

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    Select your USB bulldoze. You lot'll exist able to easily identify the USB drive by the label and drive letter.

    • Alternatively, you can elevate and drop your music files into the Wink Drive in Windows Explorer. You can besides correct-click and click Paste to paste music files that y'all have copied.

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    Expect while the music files to copy. The time this takes will depend on the number of files y'all are copying, the speed of your USB drive, and the speed of your computer. Make certain non to remove the drive while files are copying.

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    Click the "Safely Remove Hardware" push button in the System Tray. This push has an icon of a USB plug with a checkmark. This is in the row of icons in the lower-right corner of the desktop, next to the clock. If yous don't meet the icon, click the arrow to brandish all of the icons.

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    Select your USB drive from the "Safely Remove Hardware" menu. This will unmount your USB drive, allowing you to safely pull the drive out without dissentious the files.

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  • Question

    How many songs will a sixteen GB flash bulldoze hold?

    Community Answer

    That depends on the length and format of the files. It's generally somewhere around 4000.

  • Question

    Is there a device other than my computer that I tin can utilize to play my music using my thumb drive?

    Community Answer

    Y'all can become an adapter chosen an OTG cable to substantially plug a USB drive into your telephone or tablet.. However, if your device can use a microSD card, that'due south a much better option. Some other devices, like some mod televisions, game consoles, and Blu-ray players, take USB ports and are capable of playing music.

  • Question

    Will my music files stay on my computer in add-on to being copied to the USB flash drive?

    Community Answer

    Yes, as long as you use the Send To option in Windows or elevate from iTunes on a Mac, the original files will stay on your computer and copies will exist made on the USB drive.

  • Question

    How practise I edit out pauses between tracks on my USB bulldoze?

    Community Answer

    If your tracks are all ane file, and so yous can cutting the space in between using Audacity. Yous simply demand to recognize where the actual end of each rails is. If there are multiple tracks, in that location is no way to edit out the pauses, since information technology is loading the next rail. If your music is made upwards of official rips from CDs, yous should exist able to discover a music histrion app that can play music files without pausing betwixt tracks. For example, iTunes can exercise information technology.

  • Question

    Can I move my music on my wink bulldoze to a folder? I was able to practice that with my pictures.

    Community Answer

    Yes, you can do this with about every type of file. If you're using it on another computer, make sure it is able to read the blazon of files on the USB drive.

  • Question

    Will this USB flash drive piece of work on a Dell laptop?

    Community Answer

    The laptop doesn't matter, the OS does. If your drive is formatted as fat32, ntfs, or exfat, it will piece of work with all major OSes (Windows, MacOS, Linux). If formatted every bit annihilation that starts with "Mac OS" it will only piece of work with macOS. If formatted every bit Ext1, Ext2, Ext3, or Ext4, it volition just work with Linux. Reformat your drive as fat32 so copy the music again, every bit fat32 will work on basically annihilation (stereos, laptops, TVs, etc.).

  • Question

    What do I do if my music won't play off my USB bulldoze when I put it in my car stereo?

    Community Answer

    Possibly your car stereo is cleaved, if not don't identify music in folders, don't use whatsoever other file extension other than .mp3 ( .wav, .wma, .mp4 etc may not be supported) and try to employ a different USB drive (if yous tin, go for a USB 2.0 drive to maximize compatibility). If not, merely try getting a CD spindle and burner and burn down the music to a CD.

  • Question

    How do I put music CDs in my estimator?

    Community Answer

    If your computer has a CD Slot (mutual on MacBooks and Macs) just push the CD in. If your computer has a CD tray, push the Eject button (on or near the CD Drive). And so when the tray comes out, take your CD and residue information technology on the tray. And then press the Eject button over again for the tray to close (with your CD inside). Your music CD is successfully inside your computer. Nigh new computers and some old computers practise not come with a CD drive, so buy an external CD drive if yours does non have one / your computer'south CD drive is broken.

  • Question

    What do I do if I put music on a flash drive only information technology won't play and says no path is found?

    Community Answer

    Format it as fat32, and brand sure the files are .mp3, and make sure the files are non in any folder, then re-create again.

  • Question

    Subsequently successfully copying a big file from my Media Player onto my USB, it reported that I only have a shortcut with only three kilobytes. It plays, but why is information technology chosen a shortcut"?

    Community Answer

    Because information technology is a shortcut. Endeavor copying the file again (delete the shortcut before doing this) or try a unlike file every bit a shortcut file may not play outside the estimator that you copied information technology with or if the main file is deleted.

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1 Insert a flash drive into a USB port.
ii. Open Windows Explorer or the Finder on Mac.
three. Navigate to a folder containing music y'all want to copy to the wink bulldoze.
4. Select the music you desire to re-create to your flash drive.
5. Drag and drop the music into the Flash drive, or right-click the music selection and select Send to followed by your flash bulldoze.
6. Click the option to eject the flash drive in the taskbar or Finder.
seven. Remove your flash bulldoze.

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