Tutorial of Copying DVD to USB Flash Drive

Many people asked how to put a DVD movie or show on a USB stick on Facebook and other platforms. Today, more and more devices support USB flash drives, like home center. However, if you open a movie DVD, you cannot find any files with the MP4, MKV or other multimedia extensions. That makes copying DVD to USB a difficult problem for some people. This tutorial will show you the how-to in detail.

Part 1: Reasons to copy DVD to USB

There are many reasons that people need to copy DVD to USB and the common ones include:

• 1. Back up DVDs. Though physical discs are reliable, they can be broken or scratched. To prevent from data loss, it is a good idea to make a copy of DVD on USB flash drive.
• 2. Take DVD videos everywhere. Optical discs are not as portable as USB sticks. Copying movies from DVD to USB flash drive is a good idea to watch your favorite videos anywhere and anytime.
• 3. Watch movie DVDs on laptops that do not have a DVD drive. More and more manufacturers have removed the DVD drive from laptops to make the devices thinner. If you want to watch movie DVDs on such laptop, you have to copy them to USB.

Part 2: How to copy DVD to USB directly

Of course, you can copy a DVD to a USB flash drive directly in some cases. First of all, the DVD should be unencrypted. If you want to back up a commercial disc, you will need a professional program. Moreover, to watch the contents on the USB after copying, you need a device that has the capacity to read ISO image or DVD folder. Plus, you can follow the steps below to complete the task.

Step 1: Insert the DVD into your disc drive and make an ISO image or DVD folder from the DVD. On Windows, you need a third-party program, such as InfraRecorder. For Mac, you can use Disk Utility to get it.

Step 2: Plug your USB flash drive to the same computer and wait for your machine to recognize it. If not, re-plug the USB. Make sure there is enough space to store contents on your DVD.

Step 3: Run an Explorer window and open your DVD. Now, you can select all files on your DVD or the ISO image or DVD folder. Right click on a selected file and select Copy.

Step 4: Then go to the USB flash drive and paste the files here, or you can right-click on the DVD files, select Send to and set the USB flash drive as the destination.

Part 3: How to losslessly copy DVD to USB

The DVD files that directly copy to USB may be not readable on computer or other devices. Plus, the encrypted DVDs are not allowed you to copy or modify. From this point, we recommend AnyMP4 DVD Ripper.

• 1. Rip video and audio files from any DVDs for copying to USB.
• 2. Remove all encryptions from optical discs, including region code, copy-protection and more.
• 3. Support almost all video and audio formats, like MP4, MKV, MOV, AVI, etc.
• 4. Enhance video quality when ripping and copying DVD contents.
• 5. Offer extensive video editing tools, such as rotate, crop, clip, adjustment, effects and watermark.

In a word, it is the best way to copy DVD to USB flash drive for playback on any devices.

How to copy a DVD to a USB

Step 1: Import DVD into the best DVD to USB copying software

Download and install AnyMP4 DVD Ripper on your computer. Put the DVD into the computer and open the program. Click the Load DVD button to import video files from your optical disc. Then they will appear in the Media Library area.

Step 2: Preview the DVD videos

Select a video file, locate the right panel and press the Play icon to preview it. If the video is too long, click the Cut menu on the top ribbon and remove unwanted parts. To get more editing tools, click the Edit menu to open the video editor window. Here you can find Rotate, Crop, Effect, Watermark and other tools.

Step 3: Rip videos from DVD for copying to USB

Move to the bottom area in the home interface, select a proper video format from the Profile dropdown list and set the destination folder by hitting the Save to button. Finally, click the Rip All button to start the process. When it is done, copy the DVD files to USB.

Conclusion

Based on the introduction, you should understand how to copy a DVD to a USB flash drive. For data DVDs and home-made discs, you could download the contents to USB directly. Otherwise, you have to rely on third-party programs, such as AnyMP4 DVD Ripper. It is not only easy to use, but also able to copy contents from any DVDs to USB.