Using a USB or Thumb Drive that already has folders in it.
1 - Insert the drive into an empty USB port. An icon will show up on the desktop depicting the drive. Double-click on it.
2 - A window opens that looks like a regular Finder window. The drive is listed under “Devices” and highlighted, as in the picture, and you can see the names of folders or other data in the right-hand pane.
8 - Open iPhoto by clicking on the icon in the dock.
You are now ready to put some data on the drive.
Some drives come with several folders already installed to help you keep your work organized. You can see them listed in the right pane. The first one shown in the “list view” is the “Documents” Folder. That’s the only one we will discuss here. The others on this particular drive and those on your drive may be different. Some are only needed with a PC operating system.
3 - Double-click on “Documents” to open it.
4 - Clicking once on the triangle will point the triangle downward and display the contents in a folder.
The iPhoto window opens up. You should still be able to partially see the window for the Drive. If you can, skip to step # 12.
6 - I double-clicked the “Pictures” folder. Notice the name change at the top of the window.
9 - If not, place your pointer somewhere on the grey bar along the top of the window, hold it down, and slide the pointer towards the left, the window should move towards the left side of the desktop. When you are near the side, let go and the window should have moved.
My example had some pictures in it already. If this is the first time you are using the drive, there will be no data in the folder.
10 - You should now be able to see both windows. Note the “Drive’s” window is partially hidden.
12 - Select a photo by clicking on it, hold the pointer down and slide it towards the Drive window. You should see a ghost image. When you are over-top of the drive window, let go, and a copy of the photo will drop into the Pictures Folder.
First, we will move the “Pictures” window (sorry about the pun) over towards the right of the desktop so it will at least partially show up and not be hidden behind iPhoto .
7 - Place your pointer somewhere on the grey bar along the top of the window, hold it down, and slide the pointer towards the right, the window should move towards the right side of the desktop. When you are near the side, let go and the window should have moved.
11- If you still cannot see both windows, you can make the iPhoto window smaller. Click on the bottom right hand corner and hold it down. Drag your pointer towards the middle of the window. The window should become smaller, revealing the other window behind it.
Successful drop.
Inside the “Documents” folder, more folders may be set up to help you organize the data you want to put on the drive. Note the triangle beside each folder.
5 - Clicking twice on a folder will open it so you only see its contents displayed.
You have just put a single photo into the Thumb Drive by “dragging and dropping”. This method can be used to move a lot of different files into the drive. You can even drag folders into the drive. To do more than one photo, the best way is to make an album first, then drag the album to the Drive. Without going into the details of why, “Dragging and Dropping” does not necessarily place the best quality picture into the Drive. The quality will be fine for viewing on another computer, but if you want to be sure you have the highest quality, then you should “export” the pictures or album to the drive. Click on the words in bold print to see “easy-to-follow-steps” for making an Album.
13 - Eject the Drive by dragging it to the Garbage Can. Note that as soon as you start to drag it, the Garbage Can turns into an Eject Button. When Drive icon disappears off the desk top you can safely remove the drive from the USB slot .
14 - Once you have ejected the Drive, you can remove it from the USB slot. If you remove it without doing step #13, you will see this message about Device Removal. Most likely your Data is safe, however, best plan is to eject first. Click OK and you are done.
