

Another way to access your flash drive is by going to Finder and clicking the flash drive icon in the sidebar on the left. You can do this by going to Finder, Preferences and then General to make sure the box next to External Disks is selected.

If the icon doesn’t appear, check that your Mac is set to show external drives on the desktop. Once you insert the flash drive for the first time, your Mac should automatically install the necessary driver software and a USB flash drive icon should pop up on your Mac display. Kingston offers a wide range of USB flash drives that are compatible with Mac computers, along with a helpful guide to using your flash drives safely and correctly for consistent and reliable performance.

Generally, USB storage works similarly across all platforms, but if you’re a former Windows user working on an Apple Mac computers for the first time, there may be some differences that might seem unfamiliar. Maybe the Windows discussion boards over at Microsoft have a thread for how stupid it is for them not to have that keyboard button enabled for Windows users using Mac's, since easily adding a small bit of code to enable that is a much better and logical request than to expect Apple to change the design of their hardware to appease a very small minority of users who can afford Apple hardware, but continue to live in the past on antiquated operating systems.īut obviously, Microsoft can't be bothered either.USB flash drives have been around for a long time but knowing how to safely and properly use one is important to keep both your flash drive and computer safe from damage. The reason it doesn't have a manual eject button on the outside is because under Mac OSX, it is not required as Apple designers have actually *shaken their heads* and placed the eject button on the keyboard. But Apple kindly provides BootCamp and all the drivers to install it, so that the babies that refuse to learn new things on different software can still run that bloated pile of garbage. One of the things Windows converts need to remember and realize is this hardware was not built for Windows.
