How to Use a Travel Drive

Computer crashes can and do happen and it is always best to have a backup system to protect your valuable documents. A travel drive is a small, easy-to-use, external storage method that allows you to save many documents or files in one place. A travel drive, also known as a zip, flash or USB drive, is one of the most economical options available starting in price at $10.

Instructions

How To Use a Travel Drive with Your Computer

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A USB docking station has multiple ports and plugs in to your computer.

Locate your USB port on your computer. Most desktop models have ports on the front of the hard drive tower and on the back. Most notebooks and netbooks have at least two ports somewhere on the computer. You can also buy a USB hub that plugs directly into your computer or laptop and gives you extra ports.

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Click the "Start" menu and open "Computer." This will bring up a Windows Explorer window with all of your available drives and your different document files and locations. Most likely your new drive will be either drive D or drive E.

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Click on the icon for your drive. It may say external drive, portable drive or be the actual name brand of your drive, such as Memorex. Double-clicking will open up the travel drive, where you will be able to save your documents. Right-click once to open a context menu. Click "New Folder" and name it appropriately.

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Save your document to the travel drive in the new folder. Click on the "Computer" icon. Search for the document you want to save on the travel drive. Click on the document once to highlight it and drag it to the travel drive. This will move a copy to the drive. You could also open the document, click "Save As" and select your travel drive from the Save In menu. Select your new folder. Click "Save."

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Disconnect your Travel Drive when you are finished. Follow instructions in your owners manual for disconnecting the drive from your computer.