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Old May 16th 18, 11:03 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default USB thumb drives.

In article , 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.


then the logicboard and/or the devices are either defective or not
fully compliant.

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


nothing lasts forever, but the good ones should last a very long time.
unfortunately, some are not particularly good, possibly counterfeit.
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