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| Thread ID: 114938 | 2010-12-24 21:43:00 | What is on USB drive? | Cicero (40) | PC World Chat |
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| 1164616 | 2010-12-24 21:43:00 | Like most on here I have a number of USB drives, problem is, how do we know what is on the various units. Am I alone with this quandry? Can't write on the little blighters! |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1164617 | 2010-12-24 22:12:00 | I use lot of these little wonders......most of mine are dedicated to a specific matter, eg, money matters on one, flights on another, various work matters spread between others, I have a mix of black and coloured usb drives and attach a small sticky label to each with the subject name. Not probably the best way of doing it.........I also have a handful of usb's with general stuff on them, each one numbered and I have a small txt showing a index stored in each usb on a desktop folder. |
PinoyKiw (9675) | ||
| 1164618 | 2010-12-24 22:15:00 | In Internet Explorer (or whichever file manager you use), click on My Computer and you should have a list of Drives there. Expand those and you should then get a list of files on that drive. I think (I'm not at my own PC), hope this helps. | WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1164619 | 2010-12-24 22:28:00 | I think the question was more like, what if you have a large number of these portable drives, how do you know what is on each one short of inserting them all one or two at a time and exploring them manually. As always, the one item you are looking for will always be on the very last drive you plug in and explore......... |
PinoyKiw (9675) | ||
| 1164620 | 2010-12-24 22:50:00 | I think the question was more like, what if you have a large number of these portable drives, how do you know what is on each one short of inserting them all one or two at a time and exploring them manually. As always, the one item you are looking for will always be on the very last drive you plug in and explore......... Quite right Pinot. Certaibly not a lot of provision for keeping info on the body of units. Just got an 8 giger, it is sooooooo small. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1164621 | 2010-12-24 22:53:00 | Most of them have little loop for putting a lanyard on them, you could get those little "sale" labels, like this (but blank) and write on them cache1.asset-cache.net 9470AFED8D2227D8AF02A446DE301F85 | The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1164622 | 2010-12-24 22:58:00 | I only carry one USB drive around these days in my wallet with a few word docs on it. The cheap (under $100 now) 320 and 500 gig USB drives mean that you can carry a smalll(ish) drive around that only requires USB power. This can easily accommodate most of what you want on hand at any given time on a single portablt unit. USB drives are fading out as a result, and having one drive pretty much solves your naming problem. |
Twelvevolts (5457) | ||
| 1164623 | 2010-12-24 23:05:00 | Most of them have little loop for putting a lanyard on them, you could get those little "sale" labels, like this (but blank) and write on them cache1.asset-cache.net 9470AFED8D2227D8AF02A446DE301F85 Is this what you use error? Giving a name to the drive isn't the problem, it's what is on an individual drive, you might have 3 films on one, but which films are they? |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1164624 | 2010-12-25 00:21:00 | I think that a lot of us have similar problems with USB drives. I usually tuck them away in a draw with no markings. Whats on them is a mystery till you plug them into the comptuer. I like the idea of miniature luggage tags. These are renewable. You could use stick on labels but these are messy. Marking them with a pen is too permanent and fiddly. I have unwittingly tested the washability of a USB by forgetting to take it out of my trouser pocket when washing them. It still worked. |
Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1164625 | 2010-12-25 02:19:00 | I have unwittingly tested the washability of a USB by forgetting to take it out of my trouser pocket when washing them. It still worked. They wash pretty well. Most computer parts are actually pretty water tolerant, its stuff like LCD's and HDD's that get destroyed. Is this what you use? I used to. then I bought a laptop and big external HDD's became cheaper as well, before large SSD's I used them when you could only get 128, 256 and 512 sizes for an almost affordable price. If you can write neatly and small enough it works. Develop a symbol code like Mv = movies Wd = Word docs so for 3x movies: Mv3 Avtar3d titanc skipy (ep 2) for Avatar, The Titanic and Skippy Episode 2 Works well-ish |
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