USB drives can be repurposed for a wide range of creative, practical, and surprising tasks, many of them simple enough for anyone to try.

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We use the USB ports on our computers for accessing a variety of useful (and sometimes strange) USB gadgets. Often, these ports serve a temporary purpose, allowing users to plug in a USB stick and ...

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The concept of this drive is excellent, essentially large capacity storage with a decent transfer rate in a small and rugged form. In reality, the design looks like a slightly oversized USB stick, and ...

I recently built a new PC with Windows 11 Home and noticed it doesn't have access to BitLocker, unlike my other machines and my work laptop. This got me thinking about my file security situation, and ...

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First announced in July, Lexar’s ES5 Magnetic Portable SSD is now available in a 1TB capacity for $119.99 or 2TB for $199.99. A 4TB version is also planned, but availability isn’t expected until Q1 of ...

That said, it's a shame to waste a USB flash drive if you've got one sitting around. There are many possibilities that go beyond shuttling files between your devices. In fact, there's one use that ...

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