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Old May 18th 18, 07:46 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Paul[_32_]
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Default USB thumb drives.

Doomsdrzej wrote:
On Thu, 17 May 2018 07:49:55 +1000, Peter Jason wrote:

I have many USB2 & USB3 going back 10+ years, and
now some are "socket specific" on my 10 YO
computer motherboard (some USB3s will work on some
sockets; even USB2 sockets) and not others.

Do these thumb drives last forever, or should
their contents be transferred to the latest USB
drives?


Theoretically, they should last a long time but a lot can destroy them
like moisture and a seemingly miniscule amount of bending. I'd
transfer their contents to more recent, faster USB keys.


They make USB devices for every occasion.

https://www.everythingusb.com/rugged-drives.html

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Flash.../dp/B0136H5YUE

Paul
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