Learn English – Save something to vs Save something on/onto

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I would like to know the difference in meaning between "to save something to" and "to save something on/onto" in the context of technology.

Here are a couple of example sentences:

  1. Save the file to the hard disk.
  2. You can save the data on/onto your hard disk.

What does it imply "to save something to"?
What does it imply "to save something on/onto"?

Also, I wonder if "to save something ONTO" is idiomatic.

If I say

"Save the photo/document/audio TO/ON the
computer/phone/camera/ipad" (do they both mean the same?)

"Save the photo/document/audio TO/ON 'C:\Windows\' " (do
they both mean the same?)

Best Answer

All of these expressions are possible and mean the same.

With modern technology, there is often variation because the language hasn't settled on one way of saying something.

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