{"id":2720,"date":"2011-08-28T13:14:01","date_gmt":"2011-08-28T17:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=2720"},"modified":"2011-08-28T13:14:01","modified_gmt":"2011-08-28T17:14:01","slug":"the-care-and-feeding-of-usb-flash-drives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/the-care-and-feeding-of-usb-flash-drives\/","title":{"rendered":"The Care and Feeding of USB Flash Drives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>USB flash drives are convenient for storing data either for  backup purposes or data you need to carry with you when your travel. USB flash  drives are safe storage devices because they are so durable. With a little care,  flash drives can last for years and years.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some suggestions for  you to help you keep your flash drives in good condition:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep from temperature extremes<\/li>\n<li>Use the &#8220;safely remove hardware&#8221; feature. This will ensure no files are  being read\/cached or written. Removing while it is active can corrupt the drive.<\/li>\n<li>Do not use on a laptop with a low battery; this can cause the USB to fail.<\/li>\n<li>Close all Windows explorer windows that may be displaying your USB drive.<\/li>\n<li>When plugged in, be careful you do not bump it against your lap or anything  that will cause the flash drive to bend; this will ruin your USB drive.<\/li>\n<li>Do NOT install programs to your USB unless they are &#8220;portable&#8221; programs  which are specially made to run from a USB flash drive.<\/li>\n<li>When not in use, keep your flash drive in a protective case to protect from  dust and dirt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USB flash drives are convenient for storing data either for backup purposes or data you need to carry with you when your travel. USB flash drives are safe storage devices because they are so durable. With a little care, flash drives can last for years and years. Here are some suggestions for you to help you keep your\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/the-care-and-feeding-of-usb-flash-drives\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[615,1430,616],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2720"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2720"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2722,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2720\/revisions\/2722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}