Questions tagged [usb-flash-drive]
USB Flash Drives are portable USB drives that rely upon flash storage, also known as pen drives or USB sticks.
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Making a bootable pendrive? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I place a bootable ISO on a USB drive?
How can put image (iso) and flat binary on pendrive to make it bootable ?
For example I am writing short system in assembler. How ...
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Actual High Speed USB flash drive [closed]
I'm looking to upgrade my EEE 1000H by possibly replacing the HDD with simple (internal) usb connected storage.
The problem I'm having now is that I can't seem to find any actual high speed usb sticks....
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How to connect two Computers with USB? [duplicate]
There are two computers. The first one is the client, the second one is the server. The client needs access to some files on the server.
On the server it is possible for me to install any software (...
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No power save on external hard drive - How to implement?
I recently bought a new 3.5" USB external hard drive which I thought had a power save feature on it, but it turns out that it doesn't. So whether it's being used or not, it spins, which wouldn't be a ...
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Sometimes my files become corrupt while copying to USB
I bought a new USB . Sometimes when i copy paste the files , then i try to run it from USB it gives file is corrupt or archieve is corrupt.
WIth text files when i open from USB sometimes some garbage ...
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Can i use a external USB portable HDD as a main HDD for PC?
Can i use a external USB portable HDD as a main HDD for PC?
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What filesystems can an Airport Extreme read?/write?
As a follow-up to this question, which fileystems can the Apple Airport Extreme interface wih via the usb port?
NTFS seems to be out, and FAT32 and HFS+ both seem to be in. Can anyone confirm that? ...
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Can Airport Extremes handle NTFS external drives?
I've got an Airport Extreme and an external USB Hard Drive formatted with NTFS. (And a LAN of Windows XP Machines.)
The drive works perfectly when connected directly to a PC.
When it's connected to ...
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Tool to test USB sticks? [closed]
Some of the files I copy to a USB stick seems to be corrupted? Maybe the stick is bad but I haven't used it much and want to know for sure.
Is there a Windows utility to test the stick? Mark bad ...
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Disable pendrive blinking in Linux
I recently bought a 16GB Super Talent pen drive that seems to work well for running the Ubuntu Live "CD" in persistent mode (see this for how I installed it). One slightly annoying thing, however, is ...
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Cheap NAS for connecting a USB drive to the network
I am looking for a cheap way of hooking up a USB drive to the LAN.
This could be a router with a USB port, or possibly a more regular NAS device with a USB port. I am hoping to find something below $...
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Making a Live Thumb drive boot with Persistent files, settings AND *drivers* that load on boot?
I have seen https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LiveUsbPendrivePersistent but it's a mess.
What methods support persistent drivers as well as files and settings and don't screw up lifespan of the flash drive?
I'...
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USB drive errors after airport scan
I just got a new PNY usb drive and it passed through an airport scanner yesterday.
For some reason, I wrote to it and then tried to read from it today, and it gave me a corrupted error!
chkdsk ...
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Install Windows 7 on USB hard drive and run from it? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I install Windows OS (Windows 7) on a removable USB hard drive?
I know it's imilar to
Install Windows XP to USB Hard Drive and Run from It
but this time is for Windows 7.
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Troubles Installing Windows 7 via USB. Flat install?
I've been struggling with this for a while. Windows 7 64-bit Enterprise edition just will not install on my Shuttle K45 system via a USB key. It hangs out during the install while copying files or ...
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External USB hard drives don't work with Windows 7, but with Windows XP
On a machine, I dual-boot Windows XP and Windows 7 (both 32-bit).
Several external hard drives work well under Windows XP, but under Windows 7 none of them is shown as a drive in Explorer.
The only ...
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Kingston USB flash drive formatting problem !
My 2GB kingston flash drive is not being formatted in windows XP OS !!
When I try to format it, it doesn't get formatted through windows standard formatting option or even in Partition magic 8.0 (DOS ...
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Flash drive doesn't mount on mac
I've got two different USB flash drives which are formatted MS-DOS(FAT-16). When I plug each into my MacBook Pro (running MacOS 10.6 - Snow Leopard), they don't mount. I can see them using Disk ...
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Connect a pen/thumb/flash drive through ethernet port
I want to connect a pendrive throuth the ethernet port on a linux OS.
Is that possible ?
I did find this on ebay, USB-male to ETHERNET-female, is this of any use?
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USB improperly removed from a Mac. Not reading on a Mac or PC! [duplicate]
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flash drive ejected improperly- lost files
Someone I know was in college and they were working in Flash CS3 and their USB flash drive got pulled out accidentally. Now, it is ...
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How do I recover files from an USB flash drive?
I have a flash drive that was used primarily on a Mac, and it was ejected improperly.
Now when I put it back in, the computer (I tried 2 different Macs and 3 PCs) does not even register the flash ...
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How to disable creating .Spotlight-V100 and .Trash folders on external drive?
Everytime I put a USB Flash Driver the Mac OS X creates 2 folders .Trash and .Spotlight-V100. Is it possible to disable this operation?
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saving changes in fedora live usb
I recently installed Fedora 12 on my USB drive. But I am not able to save the changes I do in a live session. I created 2 users and put some icons in desktop... But after I restarted Fedora from the ...
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USB drive not showing full size
I have a 4GB usb drive. Just now i have formatted it with fat filesystem. But after formatting its only showing 200MB instead of 4GB. I am using windows VISTA operating system. I am frightened.
Can ...
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How can I create an encrypted, bootable thumbdrive containing Linux?
I want to have a bootable flash drive that's fully encrypted. I have not tested, but seem to like, TrueCrypt, which provides a fully encrypted system and has lots of other features I like (for ...
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Can Windows tell me what is using my USB drive?
Being the good citizen I am, I left-click on the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon in my taskbar, and select my USB drive to dismount.
Then I get the message:
Windows can't stop your Generic volume ...
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Booting from a USB
Will booting linux (slitaz) from my USB drive damage my original OS (windows vista)?
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Are there any linux distros that fit onto a 128MB USB drive and have a RDP client?
The subject kinda tells it all... I'm looking for a Linux distro that fits onto a 128MB flash drive, can boot from it, and run a Remote Desktop client that I use to connect to a Windows PC.
Is there ...
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Is it possible to boot from a USB flash drive on a Toshiba Tecra A2?
Is it possible to boot a Toshiba Tecra A2 from a USB flash drive?
BIOS shows no boot option for USB. I haven't yet found any way to do it, but I might be missing some option.
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Repair snapped USB flash drive
I have a USB Flash Drive that has had the USB connector snapped away from the circuit board. In the past I have had great sucess with soldering the connector back to the circuit board with 4 solid ...
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Options for connecting an external disk to an old laptop
I've tried connecting a 2.5" external drive to an old laptop which has only USB 1. The LED on the disk lights up, but the disk doesn't seem to spin up. Since the same disk works fine on a newer laptop ...
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Strange loss of format on pen drive [closed]
The files on my pen drive are impossible to open, and the names have been replaced by strange characters. In Ubuntu is worst, the Windows system crash.
What can I do to recover my information?
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Why can't I see my Hardrive for my compaq mini 110c from A windows Xp installation on usb stick?
I have windows xp installation files on a USB drive using wintoflash. I've downloaded mass storage driverpack and slipstreamed them into the install. when the bootup begins I press f6 at the ...
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What are the technical differences between truecrypt, bit locker to go and an iron key?
I am looking to get a new USB drive (my old one took an unauthorized vacation) and am looking into how to secure the data on it. Ideally I would like a visible, unencrypted space that may or maynot ...
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How to change usb file system?
How to change the traditional file system of a usb flashdrive(fat32) into ntfs or other file system?
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operating system that will run on a flash drive?
Do you know of anything like mojopac that will emulate your operating system?
Ive already tried mojopac but no luck because the free version of the software does not allow it to run without running a ...
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How to partition a Flash Drive? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do you partition a USB Thumb / Flash Drive?
Do you know of any way on how to partition a flash drive. Specifically an 8gb toshiba flash drive. I have tried using lexar ...
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Windows 7 boot from downloaded .iso
Downloaded Windows 7 .iso off the net and want to install from USB key on old laptop (previously/still running XP) that has no CD/DVD drive. Here's what I've got so far:
Read the instructions in ...
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Windows: Changing an External Hard Drive's Drive Letter
I'm trying to resolve a file path error problem with TortoiseSVN in this question on Stack Overflow. One of the answers suggested trying to change the drive letter of my external hard drive. How can I ...
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How to encrypt an USB stick?
When storing personal data on a USB stick, data needs to be encrypted to ensure privacy. Regrettably, this is far from easy to do without introducing a lot of overhead; ideally, the whole encryption ...
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Cloning a USB flash drive to another larger one, is it safe to do so?
I used Acronis True Image Home 2010 to clone a Dane-Elec zLight 8Gb pen drive/USB flash drive to a PNY Attaché 16Gb USB flash drive. Now WinXP shows the drive in device manager as USB DISK 2.0 USB ...
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Completely formatting a USB flash drive
I have a Verbatim Store 'n' Go drive which by default comes with software in a partition which password protects the drive. I want to erase this partition, as it only works on Windows (I'm having to ...
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"Please insert disk into removable drive" error with pen drives in Vista [duplicate]
Whenever I insert a pen drive, I am not able to open it.
Vista shows me this error:
Please insert disk into removable drive
I have tried changing the drive letter, but it didn't help.
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Any large USB sticks with integrated card readers? [closed]
I have one of Kingston's DataTraveller Micro Reader USB sticks, a fantastic memory stick with an integrated micro SD and M2 card reader. However, I've gradually filled it to the brim and am looking ...
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What's up with this 64GB USB thumb drive appearing as two disks?
I recently purchased a 64gb usb thumb drive, but for some reason it appears as two disks on every system I've insert it in. I've tried to repartition it in Linux, Windows, and MacOS to no avail. ...
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Security and data backup for Ubuntu usb installation
Due to encryption on my corporate laptop I opted to install Ubuntu 9.10 on a flash drive and just use it as my hard drive. I tried the vmware but it crashed my xp a couple of times. Now I have a ...
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Windows Installer using usb drive for temp purposes
When installing apps that are built around Windows Installer, it would appear that it often uses my external usb hard disk (when it's connected) as the temp location while it expands and installs the ...
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Booting from pen drive - possible or not
I have an iso file of operating system's set up.
Now, I don't have dvd burner right now.
But the alternate - 4gb pen drive is available.
If I copy entire iso file to pen drive,
Can my system boot ...
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Force a USB device to use a certain drive letter
Wnen I connected a friend's USB to my computer, it took a letter that used to be for my USB device. Now my USB doesn't use the same letter as before, even after a reboot.
Is it possible to force it ...
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USB pen drive randomly disconnects
When I connect a USB pen drive in my computer it randomly disconnects. I already unchecked the power manager option in the device manager.
I have the same problem in XP & Windows 7. I tried with ...
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