How do I view the files on my flash drive?

I made the switch from PC to Mac and I bought (Dec 2011) a new Macbook Pro; I put all of my files (from PC) on a flash drive and now I want to open/save them on my macbook.  Please explain how I do this. (First time Mac user).
Thanks.

Plug the flash drive into a USB port, double-click on the disk icon when it appears on the Desktop. Drag the files to your hard drive.
See Apple - Support - Switch 101 as well as How to transfer data from a PC to a Macintosh

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