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Portable storage devices - macOS Tutorial
From the course: Computer Literacy for Mac
Portable storage devices
- [Instructor] Another common device you'll most likely use at some point or another is an external hard drive or a storage device. An external drive can be a simple flash or thumb drive like this one. These typically plug into your computer's USB ports and come in a wide range of capacities, currently up to about one terabyte or more of storage. Although the largest thumb drives usually are fairly expensive. For more storage space at a less expensive price, you'll have to go with an external hard drive like this one. These also can connect to your Mac via USBA or USBC. You'll want to get a model that's compatible with your computer's USB ports. Some external hard drives require you to plug them into their own power outlet as well, although you will find models that are powered through the USB port. Using an external hard drive or thumb drive is simply a matter of plugging it into your Mac. Now, before I do that, I'm going to come up to the Finder menu and select Settings. Under the…
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