Downloading drivers onto a flash drive with a chromebook

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Protect Windows 10 From Internet Explorer. Mozilla Fights Double Standard. Connect to a Hidden Wi-Fi Network. Change the Size of the Touch Keyboard. Check Bluetooth Device Battery Life. Reader Favorites Take Screenshot on Windows. Chrome OS supports a variety of file systems on removable devices.

To use an external storage device on Chrome OS, just connect it to your Chromebook and open the Files app. The drive will appear in the left pane of the files app, below Google Drive and the Downloads folder, which contains all the files stored locally on your Chromebook. The options at the top right corner of the window allow you to change the view, so you can view a grid of thumbnail previews instead of a list of files and sort the files by file name, size, type, or date modified.

Many files, including videos, music files, images, PDFs, and other documents can be opened directly from the external drive. Just store them on the drive and double-click them. To see how much storage space is available on your external drive, select it in the left pane and then click the menu button at the top right corner of the Files window.

Delete files from the drive to make more room. You can also use this trick to see how much space is available on your Chromebook.

Though this experimental feature will give you more information. Warning : Formatting a drive will erase the current file system and any files on the drive at the moment.

This protects against data loss by ensuring your Chromebook is done writing to the drive before you remove it. But if all you need is some extra space, an external drive will do the trick.

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To eject a drive, click the little eject button to the right of it in the left panel of the the Files window. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic.

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