Flash Drive or Flash Disk, which is more commonly known as USB Drive is a data storage device which uses USB 2.0 interface. USB is using a serial transfer of data. Modern computer systems are already equipped with USB ports and drivers. Windows 98 and below will have to install the drivers manually.
Capacities may already reach up to 32 GB, some experimental USBs found in China can reach up to 320 GB!
Even though a Flash drive is sturdier than its diskette counterpart, it has still some problems.
These includes:
1.) Data inside the USB suddenly disappears in an unrecoverable state. You would usually have to reformat the flash drive to correct this error, but the files are gone.
2.) The USB drive will suddenly become unusable, or deteriorate.
Common reasons
For the above mentioned problems, the causes are usually the same.
These includes:
- Flash drive not properly ejected from the computer.
Use the taskbar option as shown below to properly eject a USB drive.
- The Flash disk is inserted to a damaged USB port. A damaged USB port in a CPU can sometimes generate uncontrolled electricity powerful enough to overwhelm the tiny circuity of the USB, damaging the entire device.
- The Flash disk was submerged in water and was not immediately or properly dried.
Flash disks can survive being accidentally submerged in water. In this case, immediately remove the USB from the body of water, and wipe it dry. Place it under direct sunlight or use a blower. This should save your USB.
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