Due to the different types of discs, if you want to copy the disc files to the USB drive, you need to adopt different methods according to different types of discs. The following are the basic operation methods.
① If it is a data disc, after putting it into the computer’s disc drive, you can directly copy the files in it to the USB drive.
② If the content such as audio or video in the disc is recorded, then you need to use some ripping tools to transfer the content to the computer or USB drive.
II. How to copy the content in the CD to the USB drive?
1. Use HandBrake to rip DVD
HandBrake, a widely-used open source video converter available for Windows, Mac, and Linux, enables you to convert DVDs to your computer and easily transfer the contents to a USB stick at a later time.
Step 1: Put the DVD disc into the CD-ROM drive of the computer, start the HandBrake software, and select the target CD-ROM drive in (Source Selection). It will then take some time to scan the titles on the DVD.
Step 2: Select the title you want to rip and click the (Browse) button to set the destination folder to save the ripped DVD.
Step 3: Select the desired file format at (Output Settings)>(Container). In addition, video encoding, quality, etc. can be set.
Step 4: Click the (Start Encode) button to enable the software to rip DVD content to computer. Then copy the DVD files to the USB drive.
2. Use MakeMKV to rip DVD
MakeMKV is a useful tool for ripping DVDs on both Mac and Windows at no cost. However, it is limited to converting DVDs to the MKV format. Here’s how to use it:
Step 1: Run the MakeMKV tool. Put the DVD into the DVD drive, after that your computer will automatically read the DVD disc.
Step 2: Select the DVD content you need to burn, and the output folder.
Step 3: Click the (Make MKV) icon on the right to execute the command to rip DVD and save to computer. Then copy the DVD files to the USB drive.
3. Rip CDs with Renee Audio Tools
Renee Audio Tools is a free audio recording and editing tool that integrates computer audio recording, audio post-editing and format conversion functions. Among them, the computer audio recording function can help you record computer sound or microphone sound. After recording, you can also use the audio editing function of the software to optimize and adjust the audio, such as cropping music clips, setting fade in and fade out, adjusting playback speed, adjusting volume, male/female voice conversion and other effects; merging multiple audio files; Edit tags for music files; transfer music to iTunes; burn music to CD/DVD or split CD, and more.
After the audio editing is complete, you can choose to convert the audio to various formats you need. This software supports most audio formats, such as MP3, MP2, M4A, WMA, ACC, AC3, FLAC, WAV, AMR, OGG , APE, MKA and other formats. In addition, it also supports converting various video formats to audio formats.
Professional Audio Editor – Renee Audio Tools
CutterArbitrarily cut and clip audios in MP3, ACC, FLAC and APE formats. Many effects, such as fade in/out, speed adjustment, music mixing and volume adjustment, are available.
ConverterConvert music files between all audio formats, including MP3, M4A, ACC, OGG, AAC, FLAC and the others. It can also convert the video format into MP3.
JoinerMerge music files into one regardless the original file formats. The output format and quality can be set, too.
CD BurnerBurn multiple music files into CD, DVD and also make APE or BIN image file.
Compatible with: Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP (32bit/64bit)
CutterArbitrarily cut and clip audios in diffrent formats. Many effects, such as fade in/out, speed adjustment, music mixing, are available.
ConverterConvert music files between all audio formats, including MP3, M4A, ACC, OGG, AAC, FLAC and the others. It can also convert the video format into MP3.
RecorderRecord computer sounds from streaming media and microphone at the same time and output into multiple audio formats.
howSave CD Music to Computer Using Renee Audio Tools?
It is not difficult to save CD music to the computer with Renee Audio Tools, the detailed operation steps are as follows:
Step 1: After downloading and installing, run Renee Audio Tools, and select the (CD Ripper) option on the main page.
Step 2: Click the (Add Files) button to select the audio CD file.
Select the file format to be exported and select the location where you want to save the file (Output location). Then click the (Start) button to transfer the files to the computer. Then copy the CD audio files to the USB drive.
In addition, if you fail to rip, you can also use the recording function of Renee Audio Tools to record and save the disc content to the computer. The specific operation steps are as follows:
Step 1: Click the (Recorder) option on the main page of the software.
Renee Audio Tools home page function description: Recorder: Support recording computer sound and microphone sound. Cutter: Support cutting audio clips, adjusting audio playback speed, adjusting sound beam and volume, etc. Joiner: Merge multiple audio files into one complete file. Converter: It can realize the conversion between various audio file formats, and also provides functional modules such as cutting, adjusting speed, changing voice, mixing, and ID3 editor. Video to MP3: Convert video to audio formats such as MP3, WAV, AAC, M4A, etc. ID3 Tag Editor: Edit the detailed information of audio files, such as song name, artist, album, year, genre, etc. Transfer to iTunes: Add audio files to iTunes. CD Ripper: Extract the audio files from the CD and save them to your computer. CD Burner: Burn audio files from your computer to CD.
Step 2: Then enter the recording interface, you can set the sound source (including computer sound and microphone sound), output format, and output location.
Select the option to record computer sound here. Then, play the CD music content and press the (record) button to begin recording. You can click the (Pause) button at any time to pause the recording, or click the (Stop) button to end the recording. Once the recording is finished, you can go to the output location to view the recorded audio files.
4. Use Windows Media Player to rip CDs
Windows Media Player, created by Microsoft Corporation, is a convenient and free media player. As it is integrated into Microsoft Windows, there is no need to download the program – simply search for it in the system to use it. This versatile tool allows for easy execution of various tasks, including burning, ripping, syncing, streaming, and watching and listening to media.
If you want to use this program to copy the content of the CD to the USB drive, it is very simple, and the specific operation steps are as follows:
Step 1: Run the computer, connect the CD and USB drive to the computer, if the computer does not have a built-in CD drive, you can use an external CD drive. Directly search for (Windows Media Player) program in the search box in the lower left corner and open it.
Step 2: Select the target disc on the left, and then click the (Rip Settings) option on the top menu bar.
Step 3: Next, navigate to the Rip Settings window and select the (Rip Music) option. Click on the (Change) button to specify the destination for your ripped music. From there, choose the desired file format in the Rip Settings window, with MP3 being the most widely compatible. Once you have made your selection, click on the (OK) button to confirm.
Step 4: Go back to the previous menu and click the (Rip CD) button (same as Stop rip) to start executing the command to rip CD. Then find the folder where the CD data is saved, select all the CD content you want to copy, and copy and paste it to the target USB drive.
