I've used USB flash drives for years to transfer files between devices, and they've worked fine in most situations. But as file sizes grew, especially with 4K videos and large project folders, I found ...

Whether you're using a USB flash drive for file storage or other reasons, you might notice it getting surprisingly warm and sometimes even hot to the touch. A flash drive stores data on a silicon chip ...

To anyone who asks me – and there are a lot of people – my advice for file security is always the same: Scan your important documents, shred the originals you don’t physically need anymore, and store ...

If you have to use a flash drive on both Macs and Windows PCs, make sure both systems can read it. Here's how to format the drive correctly. While there is a lot of interoperability between Apple's ...

Running Windows completely off of a USB flash drive is quite handy if you want to try a newer or older version of Windows without affecting your current system. The USB drive can also serve as a ...

SanDisk's Crayola 5Gbps USB (Type-C) drives are colorful, fun, and good for kids. However, capacity is limited to 256GB and ...

Thanks to the flexibility of Linux, it's possible to run the OS directly from a USB drive, but is that the right approach? Here are the pros and cons.

At a glance Expert's Rating Pros ・Both Type-A and TypeC connectors (captive) ・Good 10Gbps performance with smaller amounts of ...

Say you're vacationing at a cabin in a rural area with no Wi-Fi available, or if your internet connection fails for any reason, there's still a way to get your entertainment fix using a USB drive. I ...

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Portable apps are applications and tools that can be started directly upon clicking them, with no prior installation needed. The advantage of this is that the programs are immediately ready for use ...