Is there a way to automatically back up certain folders on my hard drive to a USB key every time a plug in that key? [more inside]
posted by modernnomad on Jun 16, 2009 - 10 answers

My PC can't read my SD card. What gives? [more inside]
posted by reenum on Mar 31, 2009 - 7 answers

I have a shiny new 4 GB USB drive, and I want to secure the information on it (bank info, passwords, etc). What's the best (free) way to do this? [more inside]
posted by Irontom on Jan 8, 2009 - 10 answers

I want Tinyxp Rev09 to to boot and install to a system's hard drive from a USB key, no CD's involved. How? [more inside]
posted by saysthis on Dec 9, 2008 - 2 answers

Has my flash drive kicked the can? Windows Vista can't read it. [more inside]
posted by IndigoRain on Sep 27, 2008 - 3 answers

Anyone ever managed to power a USB flash drive independent of the bus-power? [more inside]
posted by britain on Feb 20, 2008 - 10 answers

What should I put on a USB Flash Drive? [more inside]
posted by jozxyqk on Dec 14, 2006 - 16 answers

Why won't my USB flash drive show up? [more inside]
posted by univac on Dec 10, 2006 - 8 answers

Is there a way to back up the songs on my iPod to a USB flash drive?
posted by zembla3 on Oct 18, 2006 - 5 answers

My spiffy little USB flashdrive thingy is coming apart, coming loose from its plastic casing. The metal parallelepiped inside is easier to slip into my wallet and looks cooler, IMO, but I'm wondering what sort of damage all the plastic protected it from. Question:¿will it harm my USB flashdrive thingy to go about naked in the world?
posted by signal on Apr 7, 2006 - 12 answers

Having had any chance of a steady internet connection from home lost for the time being, is there a kind of 2005-style offline reader software available that can download mail to a single file on a usb key, to load up and reply to at home outside of the time and money limits of a dingy internet cafe? [more inside]
posted by syscom on Jan 14, 2005 - 3 answers

So I just got a 512MB USB key drive as an early christmas present, and I'm looking for interesting things to put on it (other than, you know, files). I know about Portable Firefox and Portable Thunderbird, but is there anything else I should check out?
posted by kaefer on Dec 24, 2004 - 11 answers

Trying to find an appropriate model of one of those little USB flash drives.. [more] [more inside]
posted by ac on Apr 22, 2004 - 7 answers