If you have to use a flash drive on both Macs and Windows PCs, make sure both systems can read it. Here's how to format the drive correctly.

A recovery USB drive is a separate, portable flash drive that your computer can use instead of your main hard drive to start up from.

That's it. Once the Windows 7 files have completed copying, insert your USB flash drive into a computer and boot it up to start the Windows 7 installation.

How to use Rufus on a Windows PC The Rufus software has an interface as shown in the above image. It automatically detects the USB flash drive (s) connected to your system. You can also select a ...

If you're a casual user, you probably think of a USB flash drive as simply a place to store files or photos. Here are five other ways to make good use of one.

If your USB flash drive is not copying files, format your file type to NTFS. However, you may also need to gain administrator permission to fix the issue.