Common FAQ’s

Flash drive users may wonder if their flash drives are waterproof. The answer to that question is “It depends.”

Today’s flash drives come in waterproof varieties to protect data on your flash drives. However, not all flash drives are necessarily exempt from water damage, which is why people likely often pose questions regarding potential damage to their flash drive caused by water damage and wonder how to “Dry out” a flash drive exposed to water. When exposed to the right, or in this case, the wrong environmental situation, you do potentially run the risk of damage to flash drives that are not waterproof if the drive was exposed to water.

Waterproof flash drives offer features that protect the flash drive data and do not affect future use of the flash drive. SlideShare explains, “These flash drives retain their memory after being submerged in water and even through a machine wash.”

One issue to consider before purchasing a waterproof flash drive is the fact that there is no actual regulation regarding the description of a USB flash drive as being “Waterproof.” Lifewire suggests that when considering your flash drive purchase, “Look for drives made with anodized aluminum outer casings or some other kind of hardy material.” Lifewire suggests that when flash drive users consider purchasing a flash drive, it is especially important to buy waterproof flash drives if you plan to wear it on your keychain.

Wherever you plan to wear or use your flash drive, buying waterproof flash drives potentially provide additional protection over flash drives that do not claim to be waterproof. Although there are no industry regulations on exactly what “Waterproof” means when it comes to flash drives, any protection against water damage likely provides an added feeling of security for your data stored on your flash drives.

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Over the years since the introduction of flash drives, users have raised the issue of whether magnets affect, damage or destroy flash drives. Different sources vary in their responses to this issue. However, there is a reliable and truthful explanation on whether flash drives are affected by magnets.

The issue of if and how magnets likely affect flash drives arose out of issues affecting other and older forms of data storage. For example, Witkey Power Bank explains that magnetic media was once the most common form of media storage. If “A magnet was brought near a computer tape or disk, data could be wiped completely.” For this reason, users knew not to bring magnets near computers or disks.

The difference between older forms of data storage and today’s flash drives is that flash drives do not use “This kind of sensitive magnetic media.”

In spite of the knowledge that you can place flash drives near magnets without worrying about data loss, rumors and myths still persist regarding whether flash drives are affected by magnets. The answers given to a member of Physics Forums who inquired whether the member could use magnets to remove data from a flash drive varied, with considerable debate. The majority of users, however, correctly explained that magnets would not erase data on a USB flash drive.

No matter the storage capacity of your flash drive or which generation flash drive you use, magnets will not erase your data or otherwise affect the flash drive in a negative manner.

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Flash drives rapidly surpassed other means of storage when first introduced on the market. The rapid transfer speeds, exceptional storage capacity and ease of use made flash drives gain in popularity over the few years they have been in use. One issue that users may wonder about is compatibility. Users want to know whether particular flash drives are compatible with a PC, Windows 7, Windows 8, Linux and more.

Flash drives rapidly replaced floppy disks, with their ability to store much more information. Flash drive technology rapidly developed, with newer versions now available. Today’s computers often feature multiple USB ports and even 10 years ago, an eBay writer explained, “Current USB Flash Drives are truly ‘plug and play.’ However, at that time, users were often using Windows XP and Mac OS X. Today, the USB flash drive interface connects to virtually any type of computer. This feature makes flash drives more practical than SD memory cards. Another eBay article, Guide to Choosing USB Flash Drives, lists flash drive generations and describes each flash drive generation.

For example, First generation flash drives were considered revolutionary at the time they were introduced. However, they were “Quickly eclipsed in terms of functionality and storage capacity.” Second generation flash drives offered vast improvements over First generation drives, with considerably more storage capacity and greatly improved transfer speeds. Third generation or 3.0 flash drives featured even far greater storage capacity than 2.0 flash drives and can “Read and write data at approximately 10 times the rate of 2.0.”

One thing to remember when selecting a flash drive is that flash drives require a port of corresponding generation to reach full functionality. For example, 3.0 generation flash drives will be faster than 2.0 when used on a 3.0 port.
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Flash drives offer exceptional capabilities to store files, data and almost anything you want to store on a small device. They come with multiple storage capabilities, to meet the needs of individuals and businesses. So how do you know which flash drive to buy? Deciding on the best flash drive options depends upon several considerations.

First, consider your needs for your flash drives. Are you using the flash drives to offer a savings coupon or short presentation? Do you need to store hundreds or thousands of large files? When you have the need to store large amounts of data, your storage capacity needs differ from that of a business looking to provide a short informational presentation.
Flash drives with 128 MB storage capacity often work for needs to store small amounts of data. However, when businesses want to create and store tutorials, presentations, numerous or large files, data sheets, catalogs and other data, the 2GB flash drive or 4 GB flash drive offers popular options. Businesses are not limited to the popular choices and have the option to buy flash drives with 16 GB, 32 GB or even higher. “Tables, charts, and other documents with graphics and organized information can also take up more room than text documents,” explains eBay when discussing why some businesses may opt for larger storage capacity in a flash drive, such as 16 GB storage. The 32 GB flash provides storage capacity for audio clips, which are larger files. Working with complex graphics, for example, is another reason that businesses likely invest in 32GB flash drive or larger.
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Businesses have an outstanding opportunity to give customers, prospects and clients something to remember them by when presenting them with custom flash drives. Additionally, giving away a custom flash drive at trade shows makes people more likely to remember you, compared to businesses giving away brochures and fliers that often end up in the trash before recipients get out the door.

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As the need for storing larger amounts of data increases, there is a growing need to store the larger amount of data on smaller devices. Flash drives offer a great opportunity for businesses to buy flash drives in bulk at cheap prices to use them as promotional items, as tutorials, in marketing campaigns and to store and transfer files, catalogs, pictures, presentations and other data.

So how does a flash drive store such large amounts of data on such a small device? For one thing, size matters. A 218 MB drive will store far less than a 4GB drive. Therefore, consider your needs before anything else. Whatever size drive you use, the flash drive works in basically the same way. Consider this very simple explanation of how flash drives store data.
Unlike RAM, the memory of a flash drive does not need power to retain data and the data is not erased when powered down. The responsibility for the physical aspects of flash drive storage falls on transistors. Additionally, Computer World explains, “Inside the flash chip, data is stored in cells protected by floating gates. Tunneling electrons change the gate’s electronic charge in ‘a flash,’ clearing the cell of its contents so it can be rewritten.”

Flash devices use NOR or NAND technologies. NAND flash has higher program and erase speed, reads faster than it writes and has higher capacity than NOR flash. NAND technology is the logical technology typically found in USB flash drive.

Most manufacturers estimate that flash drives have a 10-year lifespan. However, even considering the ability of flash drives to store large amounts of data, major failure with normal use would require thousands of rewrites and accesses.

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Although flash drives today have the capacity to store thousands of files, pictures, catalogs and data, flash drive users may wonder just how long a flash drive stores data. Although flash drives evolved since initially entering the market, they still have risks of corrupted files, lost data and other failures. Absent any failures, the length of time that a flash drive stores data still depends on several factors.

Integral Memory indicates that flash drives “Normally stay valid for a period of up to 10 years if stored under normal conditions.” However, Geoff Duncan points out in Ditch the shoebox for a vault: How to preserve your digital life for decades that while manufacturers state their flash drives retain data for ten years, “Memory cells in flash media eventually lose their charge when left idle and unpowered.” Duncan also raises the question in the Digital Trends article on whether an individual will be able to connect to a device, even if the data remains intact.

The truth is that no one actually knows how long a flash drive retains its data, under normal circumstances. If you subject your flash drive to improper storage or abuse, then do not expect the data to remain on your flash drive for its full life expectancy.

Tom Coughlin, of Coughlin Associates and a Forbes contributor, points out that keeping information for an extended period has always presented a challenge. If you want to increase the length of time that your flash drive stores data, do not expose the flash drive to abuse, moisture, pressure or other situations that run the risk of damaging the flash drive, resulting in loss of data. Remember the suggestion that data on an unused flash drive has a supposed life expectancy of ten years and back up data on every flash drive to keep your data safe longer.

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Flash drives have the ability to last for a long time in most cases. However, there are situations that do increase the potential for a flash drive to go bad. Learn how it happens and how to possibly prevent your flash drives from going bad.
Like any other device, when components fail, there is a potential for that device to go bad. There are several reasons that can contribute to flash drives going bad. One reason, as PRWeb points out, is the fact that using a flash drive in multiple computers has the potential to expose it to file corruption, viruses or power surges. When you fail to back up your files, you risk losing all your data.

Another reason that causes flash drive failure is damage caused in part by the way people choose to store them. A flash drive easily fits into your pocket or handbag. However, storing or transporting flash drives in a pocket or purse risks exposing the flash drive to moisture or pressure, which increases the possibility for a broken connector. Small Business Chron explains, “The connector is the most commonly broken physical part of the device,” because “The connector is relatively fragile.”

Another issue with flash drives going bad occurs when an individual does not properly eject the drive before removing it. Remember, the drive is in continual communication with your computer and if you do not properly remove it, you risk multiple types of failures.

Some sources claim all flash drives eventually go bad. However, the amount of storage available makes this a minimal risk, unless you attempt to store thousands of large files on a flash drive with very low storage capacity. Even then, as Dan Stone says in Small Business Chron, “The flash drive will be obsolete or retired long before it has been used enough to max out the memory’s read and write potential.”

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