When you are in the market for external storage solutions, two of the most common options you'll find are USB flash drives and external hard drives. Despite the difference in their names, both use the ...

Most USB 2.0 flash drives look the same, but that doesn’t mean they perform the same. Differences in the type of memory and, to a lesser extent, the type of I/O controllers used by USB drives can make ...

Data is omnipresent. It’s stored on different devices — traditionally on a desktop PC, but now perhaps even more importantly on a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet. Even though data and ...

(1) An external storage or optical disc drive that plugs into the USB port. See portable hard drive. (2) A small solid state storage module that plugs into the computer's USB port. Emerging just ...

The software in a USB-based portable storage device that, when plugged into a computer, exposes the device's contents in the same manner as a built-in hard drive. USB-based devices such as flash ...

The lifespan of data on a USB flash drive depends on many factors: Under ideal conditions, data should remain preserved on a high-quality USB stick for at least 10 years or even longer. But what ...

Memory giant Sandisk has taken the wraps off the new Sandisk Extreme Fit USB-C flash drive. The company says this is the world’s smallest 1TB USB-C flash drive and is designed to stay put once it’s ...

Microsoft has modified the way Windows 10 handles the operation of disconnecting a USB or Thunderbolt storage device. This includes USB thumb drives, external hard drives, flash drives, and even USB ...