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- Thoughts from a heavy flash drive user
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As someone who has used portable flash drives heavily over the past few years, this service appeals to me. I have had numerous devices spontaneously fail, and having an automatic backup of my data and applications would save hours of lost work.
Because I regularly run applications from my flash drives (applications that use cache files and similar create-then-delete temp files), the flash drives have "worn out" and I instantly lose everything on the drive. The typical lifespan for these drives have been about a year. (And, for the curious, I only use SanDisk products, primarily for their warranty.)
But will this service also work on non-Windows computers? I regularly use OS X and Linux, and have the same issues with flash drives that are only used with those operating systems.
And will this service work from behind a password-protected firewall?
Amazon's IP section of their User Agreement clearly states that users retain full rights over their uploaded data. That is a relief, although confidentiality concerns still remain...
Thankfully I never use a flash drive as the only storage device for critical files; only for temporary transport between systems. ?Viva good computing practices! - Posted by: R_Connelie@... Posted on: 01/02/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
Thoughts from a heavy flash drive user
R_Connelie@... | 01/02/08
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