:strip_icc()/i.s3.glbimg.com/v1/AUTH_08fbf48bc0524877943fe86e43087e7a/internal_photos/bs/2021/Y/j/W2UVO9QAWYwxXhUkvlNw/2015-09-04-011.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1)
Having a flash drive in 2022 can still be useful. In addition to functioning as a data storage solution, the flash memory device it has many practical uses for everyday life, even competing with other more advanced technologies. With a low cost and being compatible with a wide variety of devices, the pen drive can be a strategic tool for those who work in the IT area or even for those who need to carry some essential files with them with ease.
–
If you have a flash drive left over there, list that TechTudo presented below will help you find tons of new uses for your external storage drive, making your flash drive a powerful tool for repair, backup, and even productivity.
–
🔎 Japan goes to great lengths to abandon the age-old technology: the floppy disk
–
–
Find out why you still need a flash drive in 2022 – Photo: Rafael Leite / TechTudo
– –
📝 What is the best cloud storage service? Comment on the TechTudo Forum
–
1. Pen drive runs the operating system on PC
–
Currently, flash drives provide one of the simplest ways to install an operating system on your computer. There is also a tool Microsoft that transforms your key on a boot disk for the latest system versions.
–
Through third-party software it is however possible to create installation discs for the most varied systems. It is also possible to create installation media for multiple systems on a single pen drive, for example Linux, Mac OS And windows.
–
2. Portability and convenience
–
A flash drive also allows you to take your files with you wherever you go. Despite being a relatively old technology, flash drives offer significant storage capacity and easy portability.
–
Whether it’s documents, videos, photos or even software, a pen drive can allow you to always have a large amount of data at your fingertips. This can be a differential for those who need to take their files to different places and don’t want to depend on cloud storage and the internet.
–
3. Cloud storage systems are limited
–
–
Multilaser PD601 is one of the most affordable flash units in the Brazilian market. – Photo: advertising / multilaser
– –
Speaking of cloud storage, although the services offer a lot of convenience, you must consider that to have access to your files in the cloud you will need an internet connection. Also, depending on the size of the file, the download may take a long time.
–
In addition to offering limited storage capacity in free modes, cloud storage systems will depend on your connection. This problem can be circumvented by having the most important files on a flash drive.
–
4. Confidential documents
–
If you share your PC or laptop with other users and have files you want to keep out of prying eyes, a flash drive may prove to be a viable solution. With it, you can store your most important files on a drive that doesn’t need to be connected to your computer.
–
There are also software that can encrypt and add passwords to access the contents of external drives, which makes your pen drive practically a portable safe for your most sensitive files.
–
–
You can create an encrypted flash drive that needs a password to access files – Photo: Luciana Maline / TechTudo
– –
5. You can install games on your flash drive
–
Whether it’s for internal storage limitation, privacy or even greater portability, you can also install your games on a flash drive. Then, you can take your games with you to access them on any PC or laptop that can play them.
–
On platforms such as Steam, Epic games Launcher and others, you can set the installation path to a flash drive (for most titles). So, to access the content later on another PC, you’ll just need to mark the external storage drive that contains your library.
–
6. You can install strategic apps
–
–
You can store strategic software and games on your pen drive – Photo: Elson de Souza / TechTudo
– –
You can also use a flash drive as a portable repository for software that doesn’t necessarily need to be installed on your PC. For example, you can keep programs that test and patch your system on a flash drive.
–
Solutions like antivirus, text and image editor and many other software options also allow you to run it directly from a flash drive. This allows you to have your essential software arsenal on a flash drive that you can take anywhere.
–
7. Presentations from work or college
–
Pen drives are still an essential tool for students and professionals who need to perform file transfers. The device can be very useful for presentations and seminars with some graphic support. After all, even with the ease of sharing online, in many cases Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V are still a much more agile option.
–
Keeping your quick access files on the flash drive can still allow you not to have to carry your laptop everywhere. Then, you can access your files, photos, videos or whatever is saved on your flash drive on any device with an available USB port.
–
:strip_exif()/i/2004618420.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
