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I have an old flash drive that I want to see what is on it. How do I do this on my Mac air?

I have an old flash drive I want to get info off. How do I do this on my Mac Air?

Posted on Apr 10, 2023 2:01 PM

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Posted on Apr 10, 2023 2:38 PM

Like you would any other computer.


Plug it into a port on the Mac, and look for the flash drive in the Finder under Locations.

If it's formatted in a way the Mac can read and access it should show up there.


click here ➜ Connect and use other storage devices with Mac - Apple Support


If it's formatted in some way the Mac does not understand or cannot read, then you won't be able to access it, but you may see it in the Disk Utility App.

click here ➜ Disk Utility User Guide for Mac - Apple Support


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Apr 10, 2023 2:38 PM in response to stressFul_

Like you would any other computer.


Plug it into a port on the Mac, and look for the flash drive in the Finder under Locations.

If it's formatted in a way the Mac can read and access it should show up there.


click here ➜ Connect and use other storage devices with Mac - Apple Support


If it's formatted in some way the Mac does not understand or cannot read, then you won't be able to access it, but you may see it in the Disk Utility App.

click here ➜ Disk Utility User Guide for Mac - Apple Support


I have an old flash drive that I want to see what is on it. How do I do this on my Mac air?

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