YouTube Music is a relatively new music streaming service that was developed by YouTube. With YouTube Music, you can listen to official songs, albums, playlists, artist radios, remixes, and live versions of songs, as well as watch music videos. You can enjoy YouTube Music directly through a mobile app or web player. The service offers a completely free basic plan, which will let you listen to the tracks with occasional adverts. It also offers subscription plans, which enable subscribers to download their favorite songs for offline listening.

As YouTube subscribers have the ability to download offline, you may wonder is it possible to save the downloaded YouTube Music files to a flash drive. We regret to tell you that it is just not possible. Because downloading music for offline listening in this way is not the same as purchasing music downloads, the download function allows you to keep the cache files stored on your smartphone, but they can only be accessed through the YouTube Music interface.

That is so frustrating! Don't worry, in this article, we'll walk you through how to transfer YouTube Music to a USB drive for offline use.

Part 1. Download YouTube Music to USB with TunePat YouTube Music Converter

In general, the compatible audio formats via the USB device must be MP3, WMA, AAC, M4A, and M4B. Therefore, to get YouTube Music downloaded to a USB drive, you must use a third-party tool that can help you download YouTube songs to USB-supported audio formats. TunePat YouTube Music Converter is one of the best tools you cannot miss.

TunePat works for both YouTube free and Premium users to download music from YouTube to USB at up to 10X faster speed. It specializes in converting YouTube tracks, albums, and playlists to common audio formats, including MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, and ALAC with lossless audio quality. Thus, you can easily move the downloaded YouTube songs to USB. After that, you are able to enjoy YouTube Music on any device that supports a USB port, like a vehicle, game console, smart TV, etc.

TunePat YouTube Music Converter is fully compatible with both Windows & Mac systems. This program has a free trial version, which is the same as the paid version, except there is a length limitation. You can click the "Download" button above to install the right version on your computer. Now you can follow the step-by-step tutorial below to learn how to download music from YouTube to USB for free.

Step 1 To begin using TunePat YouTube Music Converter, you will be presented with two pages: the main interface and the embedded YouTube Music web player within TunePat. If the web player does not automatically appear, you can manually open it by clicking the "Load Web player" button on the Home page. Next, click the "Sign in" button in the YouTube Music web player to successfully log in to your YouTube Music account, granting you access to the YouTube music library.

Step 2 Once you have successfully logged in, please click on the "Settings" option located at the lower left side of the menu bar. This is where you can customize your output and conversion parameters. Depending on your preferences, you can modify various settings such as output format (Auto, MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, ALAC), bit rate (ranging from 128kbps to 320kbps), sample rate (from 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz), output path, output file name, appearance, language, and more.

Step 3 Now, proceed to the YouTube Music web player window. Open the desired song, album, artist, or playlist that you wish to convert. Click the blue "Click to add" button located in the lower right corner. This button will prompt TunePat to automatically identify and display all available titles on the current page within a pop-up window. Manually select the titles you want and choose the "Add" option to include these songs in the conversion list on the Home page.

Step 4 On this page, click "Convert" to initiate the conversion process for your selected songs. If you wish to add songs from other albums or playlists for one-time conversion, you can select the "Add More" button instead.

Step 5Once the conversion is complete, you can find the converted YouTube songs by clicking the "Converted" icon. Additionally, you can easily locate the saved files in the local folder and perform various operations such as editing, transferring, and more.

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Part 2. How to Transfer YouTube Music onto a USB Flash Drive

Now that you have downloaded tracks from YouTube Music and saved them to MP3 on your computer, here are the main tips to move the downloaded YouTube Music songs to your USB drive.

On a Windows Computer:

Step 1 Connect USB to Your Computer:

Insert your USB drive into a USB port on your computer.

Step 2 Open the Target Local Folder:

Navigate to the folder on your computer where your music files are stored.

Step 3 Choose one of the methods to move the target YouTube Music songs:

Right-click on the file you want to transfer to your USB flash drive. Click "Send To" and select the USB drive.

Click and drag to select the music files you want to transfer to the USB drive disk. Alternatively, you can hold down "Ctrl" while clicking to select multiple individual files, or hold down "Shift" to select a range of files.

Right-click on one of the selected files, then click "Copy" from the context menu. Go to This PC folder and find your connected USB drive under the Devices and Drives tab. Open it, go to any folders where you wish to save YouTube Music and select "Paste" from the context menu. Alternatively, you can use the "Ctrl + V" keyboard shortcut.

On a Mac Computer:

Step 1 Insert your USB drive into a USB port on your Mac.

Step 2 Click on the Finder icon in the dock or press "Command + Space" to open Spotlight Search and type "Finder", then press "Enter".

Step 3 Navigate to the folder on your Mac where your YouTube Music music files are stored. (Generally speaking, after using TunePat YouTube Music Converter to convert the songs you need, the output folder will pop up automatically by default. In this way, you can directly skip Step 2 and Step 3 of finding the target folder and start the next step.）

Step 4 Click and drag to select the music files you want to transfer. Alternatively, you can hold down "Command" while clicking to select multiple individual files, or hold down "Shift" to select a range of files. Copy the selected files: Right-click on one of the selected files, then click "Copy" from the context menu.

Step 5 In Finder, locate your USB drive. It should appear in the left sidebar under Locations. Right-click in the USB drive window and select "Paste Item" from the context menu. Alternatively, you can use the "Command + V" keyboard shortcut.

The transfer progress will be displayed, and once it's done, you can safely eject the USB drive from your Windows or Mac. Now, you can connect your USB drive to other devices, such as your smart TV, car, etc. Then start enjoying your favorite YouTube Music songs anytime, anywhere.

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Part 3. FAQs About Downloading YouTube Music to USB Flash Drive

Q1: Can I download music directly from YouTube Music to a USB drive?

Q2: What are some tools or websites to download YouTube music to my computer?

Q3: How do I transfer the downloaded YouTube music to a USB drive?

Q4: What format should I download YouTube music in for compatibility with USB drives?

Q5: Can I recover songs and videos from a USB drive that I accidentally deleted?

Q6: Can I transfer the downloaded YouTube music videos to a USB drive?

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Conclusion

With the above tutorial, you can easily transfer music from YouTube to a USB flash drive with TunePat YouTube Music Converter. It can free download YouTube Music songs, albums, or playlists to a USB drive without effort. Now, you can use your USB drive to listen to the downloaded YouTube Music songs in your car or other devices with a USB port at will.