I know this is probably a stupid question ? But,is there any difference in a thumb drive verses a flash drive ?
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When these drives were first introduced they were universally called flash drives. The term "thumb drives" came into existence a few years later and really only refer to the size of the drive. There are flash drives now so small they fit on your key chain. But to answer your question, no there really is no difference. They work the same way.
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Like a normal flash drive,i suppose it depends on the file system format though.
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USB 2.0 has much slower file transfer rates than USB 3.0. Yes, almost all USB 3.0 flash drives are compatible with USB 2.0 ports and will work fine, but at the slower USB 2.0 Speeds. For the best performance (Faster File Transfer Rates) a USB 3.0 Flash drive must use a USB 3.0 Port (usually blue colored) on the computer.
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NO, the flash drive is smaller than the pinky.The ring is small and only fits a pen.
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I haven't seen any flash drive faster than this. I tested this and R/W 194/170. so, you won't regret.
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I don't recommend using a USB flash drive. Use a powered external hard drive.
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Linux, Unix, & some other efficient OS's yes. You can even run versions of Linux off a thumb drive, CD, or DVD. Windows or Mac OS's, no. For maximum speed & performance, you're better off putting the OS on a smaller internal drive (or on a separate patition of the internal drive), & using the larger internal or external drive for storage & back-up. The internal drive will run & transfer data much faster than a USB one. Write times would be painfully slow running an OS from a USB device or disk, read times not too bad, but still slower than an internal drive.
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Your could do if the Flash drive is big enough. Personally I use an external hard drive to back up data. and just use the flash drives for portable data. If you want to back up more than just data [software/ settings] then you would need disc replicating software.
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I believe one can format flash drives for FAT and this shouldn't be any different. Do a Google search and you'll find many examples.
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Thanks, I'll look into how that is done. Also, can a flashdrive handle a program this large or only just files?
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Yes there is (sort of). There is a flashing red light whenever there is some activity such as transferring files. Connecting the thumb drive is considered an activity so the red light flashes for a few seconds. There is no light if there is no activity. By the way, this is a wonderful thumb drive (really fast USB 3.0).
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yes you can no i-anything needed.i had a 16gb flash drive worked just fine.
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I checked three of my Flash Drives for you. 1) I have a couple of 64Gb Sandisks: Each showed about 59.5GB Free space. 2) A 128Gb Corsair Survivor: Showed about 119Gb Free Space. 3) A 256Gb Corsair Survivor: Showed about 138GB Free Space. The percentages all seemed to be about the same--- I use NTFS on the Corsairs and Ex-FAT on the Sandisk.
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I haven't tried, but I don't see why not. I suppose it's no different than using any other flash drive.
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yeah the difference is the solid state drive which the linux version uses. They are much more expensive then normal drives, however they load faster and do not have any moving parts so that makes them safer if you were to drop your laptop and such. They also save some on battery life.
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I use a thumb drive I'm on my western digital units. The largest one I used was a 64 gig and it use it with no problem.
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If you want a tablet that supports a thumb drive, you might want to look at Acer. I have an Iconia 500, and it has a full-sized usb port.