Best way to copy files from external hard drive to flash drive

What is the best way to copy files from an old WD external hard drive to a flash drive. Do I simply copy the files to the flash drive using finder or is there a preferred--recommended--way. I'm using an early 2013 MacBook Pro. The 32 bit hard drive crashed in 2021 and it was replaced with a 64 bit 512GB SSD. I don't know if this affects the data copy, but it has definitely compromised my original Time Machine backup. But first things first so what would be the best way to copy the external hard drive files to a flash drive?


Thank you for any direction.

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Aug 17, 2023 9:20 PM

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Best way to copy files from external hard drive to flash drive

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