How do i extract photos from a flash drive

I just recently switched from Windows to Mac, and haven't taken a class on how to fully use my computer yet. But I do have a flash drive that I put all of my photos on from my windows computer, and I would like to know after I plug in my flash drive, where do I go to extract the files to move them onto my new Mac computer, thank you in advance.

Hi oneldr71,
Welcome to us!
when you plug in your flash drive (USB?) it will appear as a white hard drive on your desktop. Double click it and you will see the contents.
If you have a folder with all your photos, you could import them into iPhoto:
- either you drag the photo folder onto the iPhoto icon (camera with yellow palm three photo).
- or start iPhoto first and "Import to library..." in the file menu.
hope that helps!
Ingmar

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