How to download file to external hard drive

 · How can I download directly to my external hard drive? Drag files and folders from your computer to your portable drive’s disk window. Alternatively, right-click the file or folder you want to transfer to your portable drive and click “Copy.”. External hard drives are almost exactly the same as the one inside your computer. The difference is that external hard drives are stand-alone peripherals that are easily used with multiple computers. This feature makes the devices ideal for both storing files and transferring them between multiple computers.  · 2. Go to each partition, highlight all folders and files and hit Ctrl+C to copy them all at once. 3. Click on “This PC” and enter the external hard drive by doubling-click on it. 4. Click on any blank space in the external hard drive’s window, then, press Ctrl+V to paste the copied folders and files. Now, the transfer is completed.

2. Go to each partition, highlight all folders and files and hit Ctrl+C to copy them all at once. 3. Click on "This PC" and enter the external hard drive by doubling-click on it. 4. Click on any blank space in the external hard drive's window, then, press Ctrl+V to paste the copied folders and files. Now, the transfer is completed. Go to Applications. Launch the "Install macOS Monterey" app. Click Continue and then Agree. When you arrive on the drive selection screen, click Show All Disks. Select your external hard drive and click Continue. Select a user to set as the owner of the new volume and optionally copy the user's account settings. yes I figured it out. It being clicking and dragging from dropbox to my external hard drive. I double click on the drop box image and then I am able to click on it and drag it over to my external hard drive. Then I can go back to the drop box folder and delete the file or keep it there as another back up. 3 Likes.

2. Go to each partition, highlight all folders and files and hit Ctrl+C to copy them all at once. 3. Click on “This PC” and enter the external hard drive by doubling-click on it. 4. Click on any blank space in the external hard drive’s window, then, press Ctrl+V to paste the copied folders and files. Now, the transfer is completed. As to the question, IF the external drive is ON LINE, you can change the download location to a folder there. Note: Remember to clean out the hard drive now and then. I have a 1 TB hard drive and a 3 TB external. I use the external for everything I have. In most cases, transferring data from a computer to an external drive is as simple as plugging the drive into the computer, selecting the files on the computer you want to transfer, and copying them to the external drive.