Bit rot and cheap NAND—why I actually trust USB thumb drives for my 3-2-1 backups ...

USB flash drives are a cheap and convenient storage medium, but for a variety of reasons, are far from ideal for storing important data long-term.

USB flash drives are an efficient way to physically move data between devices, but aren't ideal for backing up vital data because the devices have a substantial chance of getting broken or failing.

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Flash drives, also known as USB drives or jump drives, contain mini circuit boards with memory chips to save and retain your data and information. There are no moving parts, and separate media is not ...

The SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive Luxe has both USB-C and Lightning connectors for maximum compatibility. Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac The SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive Luxe includes both Lightning and USB ...

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For a long time, Microsoft didn’t sell Windows install media in the form of bootable USB flash drives. Instead, it prefered to stick to old-school DVD media, despite the fact that many notebooks today ...

You might be surprised by how useful a small flash drive is.