Drag and drop Copying from C: to a USB storage device

I have saved some songs from my Cloud storage to my C: drive. How do I highlight those files and drag / drop them into a USB storage device for future use?
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The flash drive should show in the "Computer" view ( on WinXP is was called "My Computer" ) similar to a drive. Just double click on the flash drive and then paste the songs.
DRM - Digital Rights Management- It prevents moving songs from being moved around between devices.
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