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USB flash drives are handy devices to have because of their usefulness. One obvious use case for a flash drive is, of course, storage. However, there are many extra ways to use your USB flash drive.

Everyone knows them, everyone has them. USB sticks, or thumb drives, are ideal for quickly exchanging data between computers — but also for transporting digital content between mobile phones and PCs ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Just as you need a cabinet to store your physical files, a storage device is essential for keeping your digital ones, such as photos, videos, ...

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External drives like USB drives are extremely helpful for copying files to and fro a PC or a laptop. You can then transfer these files and use them on any device or carry them even when you are ...

You now have to back up your USB drive before you try to recover anything. You can do this in Disk Drill. Go to Extra Tools, ...

I like to have a handful of cheap flash drives lying around for boot media, firmware updates, etc. 32 GB is more than enough capacity usually. Unfortunately, the ones I've bought lately have been ...

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