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1. Make sure your USB Flash Drive is large enough to hold what you want to backup. If you only want to save certain files from the hard drive to the USB flash drive, go to the folder that contains the files you want to backup, right click on the folder, and view properties. This will tell you the size of the contents of your folder.

Insert the USB Flash drive into a USB port on your computer.

2. Choose the files to backup to the USB flash drive by using the right mouse button to click the Start button and choosing Explore. This will show all of the drives and files on your computer. You should see your external drive. It will probably be E and named removable disk.
3. Highlight the folder or files on your hard drive you want to back up to the USB flash drive. Just go to the file you want to copy and click with your left mouse button. Do not let go. Hold the left mouse button down and drag the file or folder you want copy to the USB flash drive. Once your cursor is over the USB flash drive icon take your finger off the left mouse button. You will see a box pop up showing the files being copied from the hard drive to the USB flash drive.
4. When the box disappears the files and folders are done copying. You will see them appear in the USB flash drive now. Repeat these steps for all files or folders you want backed up to the USB flash drive.