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Flash drive guides from EasyFlash
Plugs, speeds, formats and keeping files safe, explained with the drives on our shelves and the public sources behind each figure.
Buying guideHow to choose a flash drive: plug, capacity and speed
Start with the port on your device, then size the drive to your files and pick the speed you will feel. A plain walk-through with the drives on our shelves.
SpeedFlash drive speed explained: MB/s, USB 3.2 Gen 1 and Gen 2
What "up to 400 MB/s" means, why writing is slower than reading, and which port a fast drive needs before it shows its speed.
FormattingFAT32, exFAT or NTFS: how to format a flash drive
Why a 5 GB video will not copy to a new drive, which format a car stereo, a Mac and a PC each read, and how to reformat without losing files.
SecurityKeeping files safe on a flash drive: backups, encryption and found drives
A second copy, encryption for anything private, and why a drive found in a parking lot never goes into your laptop. What the public guidance says.
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