As USB flash drives continue their trend of both getting larger capacity and cheaper, you might find yourself with several smaller devices just laying around. So what do you do with these extra 128/256/512/etc. MB devices?
Rather than throwing them away, here are a few uses I can think of:
- Give them away/donate them.
- Load it up with a Linux live distribution. The live environment will boot much faster from a USB device.
- Archive/backup documents you do not intend to edit.
- Store tax information/receipts from a single year on the device and write the year on it.
- Archive old install files.
Are there any uses you can think of for putting these older and smaller USB devices to work?
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Pat
27. Nov, 2009
I loaded up a 128MB flash drive with family photos to use in a digital picture frame.
TemperingPick
27. Nov, 2009
I know that you can login with a flash drive on Windows.
http://www.rohos.com/two-factor-authentication-windows.htm
Mark
02. Dec, 2009
I had a quick look at it but the lack of information about getting around memory problems/USB loss worries me.
But then too much information would worry me as well
No pleasing some people
David Kennedy
27. Nov, 2009
Great for a dedicated backup and archives old old files (for certain types of docs, like as you say, tax documents, etc). Stick a label on them, load them up, and throw them in a shoe box. They will probably outlive the documents on them.
Kyuichiro Nakamura
27. Nov, 2009
I would like to try Linux.
These days I am studying and trying to install Debian Linux on my old Dynabook SS DS60P/1N8M.
this notebook dose not detect HDD,CD and etc.
I need help by Linux expert.
Michael Klein
27. Nov, 2009
I use an old small capacity thumb drive to store music albums that I play in my car using the USB input.
low acid coffee
02. Dec, 2009
I have a usb with a memory of 128MB. It is already 4 years from me. Instead of throwing it or give it to other people I use it to store some documents like resume and scanned test paper results while I’m still studying.
Jim Clark
02. Dec, 2009
Check out http://www.pendrivelinux.com for installation procedures that give you the ability to carry Linux (i.e. Ubuntu 9.10) on a flash drive and start almost any PC with your persistant (personalized and updatable) version of Linux.
Jim again
02. Dec, 2009
Also, check out http://www.pendriveapps.com for awsome applications that run of a flash drive.