] copying the contents of a DVD disc to a removable USB thumb drive
[WHY]
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[WHERE]
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[WHEN]
] 2014
[EXAMPLE]
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[HOW-TO]
] insert the DVD to be copied into the DVD drive
*] most dvd will 'autoplay' meaning they will usually 'pop up' a window with some options asking you what you want to do, IF you choose the option to "view files and folders" you can skip step #2 and go straight to step # 3
] to open your *file explorer*
] from the windows 8.x start screen,
>] click the 'desktop' tile to go to the desktop
] on the bottom left hand corner of the desktop, you should see a 'folder' icon in the 'task bar',
>] click on the 'folder' icon in the taskbar to open the 'file explorer' program
] in the 'file explorer' window, on the left hand side, under the 'This PC' icon
] you will see a list of the folders, files and drives that your computer can access
>] click on the "DVD drive" to 'select' it
*] in the large window to the right, a list of the folders and files stored on the DVD should appear,
] on the home menu tab at the top of the 'file explorer' window on the far right, you should have a button to 'select all'
>] click the 'select all' button to select all the files on the DVD disc,
*] when they are selected they should appear 'highlighted' or 'lit up' in blue
] on the home menu tab, at the top of the 'file explorer' window on the far left, you should see a "copy" button
>] click the 'copy' button to copy all the file on the DVD drive
*] you won't see any visible changes after you have 'copied' the items
] in the file exporer window, on the left hand side, under the 'This PC' icon,
>] click on the "removable drive" to select it
*] in the large window to the right, a list of the folders and files stored on the "removable drive" should appear,
] on the 'home' menu tab, at the top of the 'file explorer' window, on the far left, you should see a 'button' to "paste"
>] click the paste button
] you should start to see the files and folders that you are pasting start to appear in the window.
*you will likely also get a progress bar indicating the 'progress' of the file copy operation if you are copying a large amount of files
[REFERENCE]
] NOTE re: #1
when i insert the DVD on my windows 8 machine it automatically opened the "file explorer" program, if yours does the same, you can skip straight to step 3