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This wikiHow teaches you how to copy movies you downloaded onto a Windows or Mac computer to a USB flash drive. When downloading movies, make sure you are not violating illegal media copying laws. In most cases, you may need to pay to download the movie.

Steps

Part 1 of 3: Download movies

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   . Click the Windows logo in the lower left corner of the screen.

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   before you see the miniature drive icon.
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Part 3 of 3: Copying Files on Mac

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   Finder. Click the blue human-face Finder icon located in the Mac's Dock.

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   . The option with an up arrow is to the right of the name of the USB flash drive in the Finder. Once the movie is transferred to the flash drive, click this option to safely remove the USB flash drive.

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   Unplug the USB. When prompted, you can remove the flash drive from the USB port on your computer. advertisement

Advice

• Make sure that the source of the movie is reliable before you start downloading it to your computer.
• Torrent downloads are usually more secure than downloading files from certain websites. You can check the reviews and comments on each torrent first to make sure the content is safe; If the torrent has no reviews or reviews (or is underrated) then you should not download movies.
• When downloading torrents, you will see unnecessary extras such as sample images or text files. You can unmark these files when asked not to download them.

Warning

• If the system warns that the downloaded content is a virus, delete the file and run an anti-virus program on your computer immediately.