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USB Drives — Recovery?

Posted by kdawson on from the just-for-the-flash-of-it dept.

pipingguy writes "Now that 'thumb drives' are so inexpensive (a 1-GB SD card with USB housing/adapter costs about $25), which programs does Slashdot recommend for system recovery? What is the need-to-have software? Additionally, I'd like to get some input on the durability of the newish card reader / adapter devices, as some of them seem to be pretty flimsy (but very useful/flexible as opposed to the old fixed-capacity NAND devices)."

3 of 147 comments (clear)

  1. Be a good Windows user... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...and defragment your USB key periodically!

  2. barren family by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    My wife and I are having trouble conceiving. What program does Slashdot recommend?

  3. Re:System recovery? by harbichidian · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...$10 1gig usb flash drives at microcenter.

    This is going to turn into the first slashbuying in history, as the entire audience of slashdot grabs enough for everyone on their holiday list.