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What should I do witha 32GB flash drive?

I recently got a 32GB flash drive that says it exceeds read speeds of 30MB/s

Specifically, the Flash drive I got is: http://www.amazon.com/Patriot-Xporter-Boost-Flash-PEF32GUSB/dp/B0011EA4V4

Now, the problem is that I have no real use for 32GB of flash memory because I'm perfectly fine with my 8GB microsd card in my laptop along with its USB adapter for my desktop.

Right now, the only idea I have is to use the flash drive to hold the wikipedia database. Other than that, the only thing I can think of is a portable OS that I would imagine I would never use or a flash drive that has multiple OS installations to install and repair broken system.

by zzzaap
asked 5 months ago

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Mine is on it's way, and I am either going to put all my physical music on it, IE: cds I actually own, or use it for my TV, cause I haven't gotten around to actually streaming, and my TV has a usb port.

pickypickypicky
5 months ago

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Store 25,000 photos, or approx 7680 songs, or 40 hrs of video

mellielou
5 months ago

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Mind if I ask why you bought something that you don't need?

ojulius
5 months ago

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@ojulius: I never said I bought it :P

I got it as a gift from a White Elephant during a Christmas party.

zzzaap
5 months ago

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@zzzaap: Nice gift - I usually end up with something I have no use for. Like aftershave. I've had a beard since 1978! Lots of uses for these drives as you've already mentioned. And 32GB is large enough to do just about anything.

ojulius
5 months ago

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If you're using Windows 7, turn it into a Readyboost drive.

ghostyorker
5 months ago

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I recommend:

1) Common security software-- it's a great thing to have a set of reliable, known-good apps for checking computers.
2) A good portable apps suite, such as LiberKey or the one from portableapps.com. This can be comprehensive or pared down just to what's most useful to you.
3) A TrueCrypt vault.

You might not need all of those, but there's a good chance that at least one would be handy.

froggersloth
3 months ago

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If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7, use the flash drive for ReadyBoost.

If you are using Windows XP, use the flash drive for eBoostr (Windows ReadyBoost alternative that DOES work, I've personally tested this)
Download eBoostr here: http://www.eboostr.com/en/

pcrepairshop
3 months ago

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