Maximizing Flash Drive Storage: Tips for Editing and Organizing Files on a PC

[lisa717]

OK girls...help me here...
If you store on a flash drive are you able to change things???? Like my mom has a book...can she edit it if she puts it on one?

How big of a storage should I purchase for my PC stuff?

Thank you

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

I'm a guy, so you can just ignore this if you want to...but a flash drive is just that - a read/write drive. Yes, she can edit her documents on a flash drive.Size? The bigger, the better, and they're getting cheap. My PP database is backed up on a 512Mbyte drive, and there's lots of other stuff on it, too.

 

[lisa717]

LOL>>>>sorry KG..I never dreamed you'd be the first to respond.....thank you....thank you thank you!!

 

[Jenelle]

I use a flash drive for all of my PP stuff, and PP3 is backed up onto it. I don't know what size it is, but I know when my husband purchased it at target, it was one that they had for about $8 at the checkouts. It's not a lot of space I can remember that, but I still have plenty of space left on it.

 

[chefann]

A flash drive is the floppy of this millennium. It works just the same way - you can write and re-write to them. But, just like a floppy, they can fail and should not be considered permanent for archiving purposes.

 

[janetupnorth]

I stated on another thread the Tiger Direct just had 2GB flash drives for $9.99. I bought a few.

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

A flash drive is the floppy of this millennium. It works just the same way - you can write and re-write to them. But, just like a floppy, they can fail and should not be considered permanent for archiving purposes.

The three most important words in data processing:

1. Backup.
2. Backup.
3. Backup.

 

[janetupnorth]

The three most important words in data processing:

1. Backup.
2. Backup.
3. Backup.

Or just back up away from the computer - you aren't meant to use it... Just had to through that in there...little IT joke...

 

[chefann]

Or just back up away from the computer - you aren't meant to use it...

That would be my in-laws. We were at their house the other day and FIL had all the same questions about the computer that he has every time we're over there. Later in the conversation, MIL tried to tell him something about it, and he told her, "I know what I'm doing when it comes to this!" It was all I could do to keep from busting into laughter.

 

[jrstephens]

I have a 2G Flash Drive. I backup P3 on it and my pictures on it. Still have tons of room left on it. I got mine direct from Dell.

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

Every time someone says, "flash," this is the image that comes to mind:http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/M-Ryerson/Expose-Yourself-to-Art-Print-C10036661.jpeg

 

[janetupnorth]

2GB ones:Buy the Best at the Cheapest Prices at TigerDirect.com4GB ones:Buy the Best at the Cheapest Prices at TigerDirect.com...and if you watch they'll have sales cheaper.Personally, I've never noticed performance difference between "cheap" and "expensive"....just note...these are good for personal use. Most major companies are blocking USB writing capabilities in the registries to try and protect company data from being written to flash drives and USB harddrives since nowadays it is easy for people to walk off with data.I tried to get the policy in place at work in 2006, it is now in place due to mandates from CC companies that certain policies be in place if you handle CC numbers.Just a little tidbit...

 

[janetupnorth]

Every time someone says, "flash," this is the image that comes to mind:

http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/M-Ryerson/Expose-Yourself-to-Art-Print-C10036661.jpeg

...and if they say "flash drive" your mind goes straight to the gutter...


Try having ANY conversation in an IT department!!!!

floppies
hard drives
dual core
jump drive
browser
byte
domain
FAT
freeware
hardware
motherboard
mounting a drive
plug and play
shareware
upload
virus


...the list goes on of words that can cause a conversation to go downhill at any moment!!!!