It’s been quite a while since I have blogged about anything even remotely technically oriented. Today however, I feel it is essential that I put out a public service announcement for you loyal readers about USB flash drives.
You know the ones I’m talking about. They fit on your keychain. They’re $5 for a 32MB stick at Target. You can carry around whatever documents you need to on them. They’re a pretty darn great invention.
BUT…
From my experience, USB flash drives are flaky as hell when it comes to data integrity. It is of course impossible for me to say that the data loss incidents that I have witnessed are not user induced, but I feel pretty confident saying that USB flash drives are not a good place to store your data for the long term.
The moral is this: Store your documents on your hard drive, back them up to CDs or DVDs, and transport them with your flash drive. But do not under any circumstances trust your vital documents to just one storage medium.
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