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Old May 17th 18, 02:17 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Doomsdrzej
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Default USB thumb drives.

On Thu, 17 May 2018 08:20:39 +1000, Peter Jason wrote:

On Wed, 16 May 2018 18:03:17 -0400, nospam
wrote:

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.


Thansk, what are the good ones? What brand and
are there "military-grade" superlative ones?


The best ones I've used so far are the metal Kingston ones. They can
survive being on a keychain inside of your pocket without any kind of
issue. Using Bitlocker, you can also encrypt them for the additional
security you desire. There ARE military-grade ones which come with
encryption but you'll pay a lot more for them.
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