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In response to "i officially hate . . . HATE . . . Sandisk flash drives . . . IMO they are absolutely worth pieces of crap for large amounts of storage . . ." by i'm not dead yet !

Flash drives are designed for transferring files, not storing them.

Posted by Dignan (aka Dignan) Nov 9 '14, 13:13

I've several (different brands) fail.

Right click on the drive, choose Properties then Tools, then Error-checking.

If the drive isn't recognized at all you're probably screwed.

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it has to store the files while in transit, what difference does it make if its stored long enough to sneaker/net them down the hall or snailmailed - zeitgeist Nov 9, 13:21 2
- If you're transferring, that likely means you have an original copy of the data. If the drive corrupts, not a big deal. - Dignan Nov 9, 13:35 1
  - flash drives are also totally not built anywhere near as robustly. they have less write endurance....nm - x Nov 9, 13:55
Yeah, I wouldn't use them long term for anything. Portable HDs are dirtcheap, invest a terabyte drive. -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 13:17

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Flash drives are designed for transferring files, not storing them.

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