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upgraded download instructions to use "save as"

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@ -8,16 +8,9 @@ can **compile** it and run it on your micro:bit.
The basic steps are:
1. Connect your micro:bit to your computer via USB
2. Click **Download** and download the `.hex` file
3. Copy the `.hex` file from your computer onto the micro:bit drive
### ~hint
You can use the [micro:bit uploader](/uploader) to automatically deploy ``.hex`` files to your micro:bit!
![](/static/uploader/tooltip.png)
### ~
1. Connect your @boardname@ to your computer via USB
2. Click **Download** to download the `.hex` file
3. Click the **Save As** button in the bottom bar and save the `.hex` file into the MICROBIT drive
## Requirements
@ -50,38 +43,23 @@ it appears as a new drive under Devices.
whether you are using a Windows computer or a Mac
A message will appear at the bottom of the browser asking what you want to do
with the file. Click **Save**:
with the file.
![](/static/mb/device/usb-windows-edge-1.png)
Then click **Open folder** and drag and drop the file from your Downloads to
your `MICROBIT` drive.
![](/static/mb/device/usb-windows-edge-2.png)
4. Click **Save As**
5. Save the ``.hex`` file into the **MICROBIT** drive
## Step 3: Transfer the file to your micro:bit
* Once you've found the folder containing your `.hex` file, drag and drop it
onto your `MICROBIT` drive
* If you're using Windows, you can use **Send to** as described below
* The LED on the back of your micro:bit flashes during the transfer (which
should only take a few seconds).
* Once transferred, the code will run automatically on your micro:bit. To rerun
your program, press the reset button on the back of your micro:bit. The reset
* Once transferred, the code will run automatically on your @boardname@. To rerun
your program, press the reset button on the back of your @boardname@. The reset
button automatically runs the newest file on the micro:bit.
In File Explorer, right-click on the hex file (created in Step 2 above), choose **Send to**, and then **MICROBIT**.
![](/static/mb/device/usb-windows-sendto.jpg)
By copying the script onto the `MICROBIT` drive, you have programmed it into the
flash memory on the micro:bit, which means even after you unplug the micro:bit,
your program will still run if the micro:bit is powered by battery.
If you want to save time, you can use the [micro:bit uploader](/uploader) to
automatically deploy hex files to your micro:bit. It works on Windows and is
compatible with any browser.
### ~hint
Transfer not working? See some [troubleshooting tips](/device/usb/troubleshooting).