Many people have been saving files on USB flash drives for years. At first glance, this approach is absolutely correct.
After all, why use a flash drive if not to save important information? However, the real purpose of the device may surprise many users.
It turns out that a USB flash drive is not intended for long-term data storage at all.
How to use a flash drive correctly
< p>The device has only one purpose – transfer information from one device to another.
For example, you need to copy a file with a movie, presentation or text document from your own computer to someone else's. In a similar situation, a flash drive will come to the rescue.
However, it is definitely not necessary to use a USB flash drive to store important information for months or years.
It is possible that a flash drive will cope with this task, and the user will retain access to the files after 5-10 years.
But it's still not worth the risk. There is a high risk that the drive will simply fail.
It is better to keep important files on an external hard drive or cloud storage.