How to Transfer Photos from Email to USB Stick

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How to Transfer Photos from Email to USB Stick
By  USB-Tip  - March 22, 2018
Photo USBtip.com USB stick or USB flash drive is
just a storage device. It wont open your email
and download attachment directly, hence you need
a computer or smartphone to transfer data, such
as photos, videos, or document to the USB stick.
These things sound complicated for a general
user, but actually, its very easy. Here I show
you step by step how to transfer photos from
email to USB stick. In this tutorial, there are
two scenarios. First, transfer photos from email
using a computer and secondly using a
smartphone. How to transfer photos from email to
USB stick using computer/laptop First, log in to
your email account on laptop or desktop computer
and select the mail that attached photos you want
to transfer to the USB stick. If there more than
one photo, I prefer you to download all images in
one click. This action will create a ZIP file
that contains many photos.                      
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                       Wait till
done, the duration to download is vary depending
on the size of files, internet connection, and
computer read/write performance. After download
process finished, open Downloads folder where the
file is located. Right-click on the file and
click Copy. Or you can use keyboard shortcut
CTRLC for instant action. Then, plug in your USB
stick to the USB port on your computer. Make sure
it has enough space to store your new data. Next,
after computer recognizes the USB stick, open it
through Libraries or My Computer program.
Right-click on blank space and click Paste, or
just press keyboard shortcut CTRLV. Give a
minute for the computer to transferring the file
into it. When done, the file will show on USB
stick directory.                                
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
  But, wait The file still in ZIP format. It
cant be opened by image viewer app, so you must
extract it first using archive software. I
recommend you to using software like 7-Zip or
WinRAR. Download 7-Zip its totally
free!Download WinRAR need to pay but has
infinity trial Download and install one of these
software, but you can skip this section if you
already installed one. Then, go to the ZIP file
where photos trapped, right-click on it and click
Extract Here.                                   
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
          Meanwhile, Windows 10 has already
support ZIP format. But still, 7-Zip and WinRAR
is essential software for PC since most of the
files on the internet using this extension. When
you finished, right-click on USB Drive and click
Eject to release the USB stick safely in order to
prevent corrupted data.                         
                                                  
                                                  
                                  You might want
to read a flash drive password protection. How to
transfer photos from email to USB stick using a
smartphone This method is required OTG cable
since smartphone has no USB-A port like laptop or
computer. Todays phone only provides micro
USB/USB-B or USB-C port. Prepare a USB OTG
cable or OTG adapter, it less than 5 bucks and
available both online store or conventional
store.                                          
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                          Okay,
here we go. First, on your Android
smartphone open an email and download the photos
one by one. It doesnt support bulk download,
especially for Gmail service. Connect the OTG
cable to your phone on the one side, and one the
other side plug in your USB stick. After it
connected, the phone will show USB icon on status
bar. Now, go to File Manager or if you havent
it, download ES File Manager from Google
Playstore. Locate the photos, tap and hold to
select more than one photos. On the context menu,
select Copy and choose External Storage (USB
flash drive) as the destination. This step might
be more tricky since every Android phone has its
own user interface. For example, the copy button
can be symbolized as text or icon. But, yeah, Im
pretty sure you can handle that. When done, open
a status bar by swipe down the screen and tap to
Unmount OTG. Finally, you can detach the USB as
well as OTG cable. QA for how to transfer photos
from email to USB For further information, I will
recap in QA style. Q Why OTG not detected on my
phone?A Majority of the Android phone today
support OTG connection. But if your phone is not,
I guess it would be an aged phone. You still be
able to access OTG using app USB OTG Helper, but
it requires root. Q Does virus from USB flash
drive harm my phone?A Its depending on what
the virus designed to attack. For instance, a
virus that infects PC (Windows) wont work on a
smartphone (Android). However, Google says the
newest Android version has a better security to
defend from malware or spying. Q Is there any
USB stick that supports both micro USB port and
USB port?A Some brands now sell USB stick with
dual connection support, micro USB for smartphone
and USB-A for computer/laptop. Sandisk Dual USB
Drive is the most popular item, so you dont need
additional OTG cable. Q Does USB stick/USB flash
drive will store my files forever?A Forever you
mean for a long time? Actually no. USB stick is a
mobile storage device, unlike HDD or SSD, it
wont store your files for years and eventually
become corrupted. Thats why you need to backup
USB drive, or if the flash drive already
corrupted, you still have a chance to recover
files from a broken USB flash drive. Alright,
thats enough guide about How to Transfer Photos
from Email to USB Stick. This tutorial actually
not cover all scenario, with a different email,
different operation system, and many more. Feel
free to write something you might want to ask in
comment section below!