Plug it into an available USB port on your computer. You'll see a message that it's loading the driver for the USB drive. Then, it's just the same as having a small harddrive on your computer. You can transfer files to it and take it with you to another computer. It makes files portable, or a place for safekeeping.
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Plug it into an available USB port on your computer. You'll see a message that it's loading the driver for the USB drive.
Then, it's just the same as having a small harddrive on your computer. You can transfer files to it and take it with you to another computer. It makes files portable, or a place for safekeeping.
To better understand their use, look at this article http://ezinearticles.com/?What-is-a-Flash-Drive-Used-For?&id=1365498
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_drive