# Help me save a video to flash drive, please.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-save-a-video-to-flash-drive-please/509282>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 8, 2009, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-save-a-video-to-flash-drive-please/509282 "2009-09-08T14:37:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-save-a-video-to-flash-drive-please/509282/1 "2009-09-08T14:37:24Z")

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I recorded a video to dvd with no problem. I initialized it, or whatever, so it could play on other players, and it plays everywhere just great. I can open it in Windows media player, but, I want to save it to my 8gb flash drive. I can open the My Computer icon, and will get the location and name written across the new window, along with the other occupants of the folder. But, I cannot drag and drop as I had planned.  
Can anybody walk me through this? I have Vista, and the movie/file is only 1.3 gb, and I have plenty of room.  
thanks,  
hh

btw, when I try to save it to Desktop, only the shortcut goes there.

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**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-save-a-video-to-flash-drive-please/509282/2 "2009-09-08T15:12:26Z")

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[ol]  
[li]Highlight the file name and while doing so, use the \<CTRL-C\> key combination, aka, copy.[/li][li]Now place the mouse cursor where you want to copy to and use the \<CTRL-V\> key combination, aka, paste.[/li][/ol]

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**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2009, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-save-a-video-to-flash-drive-please/509282/3 "2009-09-09T04:32:21Z")

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> [@Duckster](#):
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> [ol]  
> [li]Highlight the file name and while doing so, use the \<CTRL-C\> key combination, aka, copy.[/li][li]Now place the mouse cursor where you want to copy to and use the \<CTRL-V\> key combination, aka, paste.[/li][/ol]

Hoo-haw, that did it!  
Thanks, **Duckster**!  
hh