How to Download Digital Media to a USB Flash Drive

USB flash drives are compact and easy-to-use devices that are similar in use to your computer hard drive. USB flash drives slip into your pocket, conveniently around your neck or on a keychain for ultimate portable storage. USB flash drives in can hold up to 4 gigs of data, which is over 1700 three-minute songs (66 hours) recorded as MP3s or about three times the content of a standard compact disc.

1. First browse and purchase your choice of digital media content from 3Screensart.com gallery. Download the zipped digital content from the link that you recieved to your email from the Authorized Net Auto-Receipt. Extract or unzip the digital content from the zipped file to a personal folder.

2. Locate the personal folder where you downloaded file of the Digital content on your computer. Check the size of the file to make sure there is enough room on the flash drive for the Digital content.

3. Copy the Digital Media file. Highlight the file and right-click it. Pick "Copy" from the drop-down menu. Hold down the Control and "C" keys at the same time to copy the file.

4. Insert the flash drive into an open USB port on your computer. Most newer computers have multiple USB ports. Some older computers may only be equipped with one, two or three USB ports.

5. Open the window for the flash drive. Click "My Computer" or "Computer" and locate the portable memory drive. Double-click on the drive to open the device's window and see what is stored on the drive.

6. Paste the file into the flash drive. Right-click inside the flash drive's window and choose "Paste." The file is saved on the flash drive. Safely remove (click remove hardware icon on the taskbar) the flash drive and insert it into the media player or digital picture frame.

7. Using the media players remote, navigate to the movie file on the USB from the menu structure on the LCD screen or digital picture frame.

8. Play and enjoy!!

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