How Do You Download Photographs to a Memory Card

[Judy]

Hi folks ! I've just posted an introductory message on the Introduction Forum - not sure whether this is the right place for my query - apologies if I'm in the wrong room - if I am perhaps you could direct me elsewhere ...

My query is about Memory Sticks .

 

I've bought a £20 memory stick, from John Lewis, I think it said 8 kgs or mgs on the package. I want to download photographs on to it, as The Man In The Shop said it would free up my computer a bit - I've put the Memory STick into the little oblong hole at the bottom of my tower - it's got a little blue light on it - I've found the photographs I want to download - so .... what do I do now please?

 

Is it true that you have to turn off your computer before you put the memory stick in the hole ?

 

I would really appreciate some help and I'm sorry if this is a bit of an elementary query

[Judy]

It's a Memory Stick, not a Memory Card

 

Sorry - I've typed card and I meant 'stick' -

[Plastic Nev]

Hi Judy, such a lot of questions all at once eh? don't worry, I was like you when I first got a computer, how do I do this or that? no problem!

First, the question of how to transfer or copy pictures to a memory stick.

 

Plug in the stick and windows will recognise it is there and should open a window with on the top line a drive letter which windows has allocated to it, if there are no other memory or other devices connected the usual letter is "F", remember that then hit the red cross at the top and close that page.

 

Next is to open your pictures, on the left hand side should be some dialogue boxes with file and folder tasks being one of them. Next click on a picture you wish to transfer, you will see the box expand and show a list of things to do, select either "move this file" if you wish to move it entirely, or "Copy this file" if you want the photo to stay in it's original place as well as go on your memory stick.

 

Once you have selected and clicked say "Move this file" another small window opens and shows a list of places for it to go, scroll down till you find "Removable disk (F: ) click on that and the picture will go to the memory stick.

 

 

If you want a large number of files to be transferred at once, got to Edit at the top of the photographs page, and click "select all" then do as before.

 

As far as the stick itself and protecting it, you have been told something not quite right but very near, it is perfectly OK to plug the stick in at any time, however to be sure files and even the stick itself isn't damaged, go down to the bottom of your screen and click the expansion button on the bottom task bar.

You should then see an Icon labelled "Safely remove hardware" click on that and you will be offered a list of things to be disconnected, in that list should be "Safely remove USB Mass storage device, drive (F: ), Click on that, and after a second or two you will get a message "It is safe now to remove this device" You can then unplug it and store it away safely.

 

I hope that is of help, and do ask any question you like if not sure, we are here to help and wish you to have a good and fun time with your computer.

[BeeCeeBee]

It is all very easy Judy BUT be careful because while memory sticks are handy devices they are not the best for long term storage of files like photos that are important to you. You are far better off learning how to burn them to a CD or DVD.

 

For the future (and so you can learn the lingo) the little hole is the USB port. The memory stick is a USB memory stick. There are many different types of USB devices and they all have the same "plug."

Edited March 28, 2009 by BeeCeeBee