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Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives?

From	Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage
Subject	Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives?
Date	2016-10-20 15:30 +0000
Organization	People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
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On 2016-10-19, Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
>
>>> I love flash drives for being super tiny and light to stick into my
>>> wallet to carry easily! Argh.
>
>> Yeah, very convenient for some situations like that and moving
>> movies around like I do. 
>
> That is what I wanted to and yet they die on me. Argh!!!!!

No thanks. I find transferring files over a network to be *much* more
convenient than lugging USB sticks with me wherever I go. My USB sticks
are mostly used as macOS installer media. They sit in a drawer most of
the time, just waiting to be used.

-- 
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JR

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Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-17 16:03 -0500
  Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? Mark Perkins <mark@none.invalid> - 2016-10-18 04:04 -0500
    Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-18 16:27 -0500
  Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-10-18 15:23 +0000
    Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-10-18 12:13 -0500
      Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-18 16:28 -0500
        Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-10-19 00:15 -0500
          Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-19 17:40 -0500
            Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-10-19 17:52 -0500
              Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-19 18:11 -0500
              Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-10-20 04:19 +0000
    Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-10-19 09:13 +1300
      Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-10-18 21:15 +0000
        Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-18 16:51 -0500
          Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-18 17:52 -0400
            Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-10-19 15:41 +0000
              Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-19 11:49 -0400
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-19 17:42 -0500
          Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-10-19 16:05 +1100
      Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-18 16:32 -0500
        Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-10-19 13:28 +1300
          Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-18 20:41 -0400
        Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-10-19 15:48 +1100
          Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-19 17:50 -0500
            Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-10-20 15:48 +1100
              Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-20 14:48 -0500
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-10-20 21:14 +0000
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-10-21 21:41 +0000
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-21 17:46 -0400
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-21 17:23 -0500
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-21 18:27 -0400
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-21 18:05 -0500
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-10-22 21:26 +0000
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-10-22 21:27 +0000
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-22 17:37 -0500
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-10-23 14:16 +1300
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-10-24 01:36 +0000
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-23 22:03 -0400
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-10-24 13:54 +1100
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-10-24 15:52 +0000
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-24 21:01 -0400
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-10-25 15:56 +0000
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-25 12:33 -0400
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-10-26 17:34 +0000
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-10-26 13:59 -0500
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-10-27 00:13 +0000
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-26 23:19 -0400
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-10-26 00:09 +0000
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-10-22 21:22 +0000
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-10-24 11:43 +1100
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-10-24 01:31 +0000
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-23 22:03 -0400
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-10-24 13:51 +1100
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-10-24 21:42 +0000
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-10-26 06:59 +1100
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-10-23 23:52 -0500
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-23 20:53 -0400
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-10-24 01:49 +0000
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-23 22:03 -0400
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-10-24 21:54 +0000
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-24 21:01 -0400
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-24 23:00 -0500
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-25 00:10 -0400
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-24 23:11 -0500
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-10-25 21:14 +0000
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-10-21 13:50 +1300
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-20 21:32 -0400
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-10-21 08:53 +0000
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-10-22 10:05 +1100
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-10-22 10:03 +1100
            Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-20 15:30 +0000
              Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-20 15:02 -0500
                Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-20 20:08 +0000
  Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-10-19 05:09 +1100
    Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-18 16:48 -0500
      Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-10-19 13:32 +1300
        Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-18 20:41 -0400
      Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-19 00:38 +0000
        Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-18 21:30 -0500
          Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-19 15:50 +0000
            Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-10-20 05:01 +1100
        Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-10-19 16:08 +1100
      Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-10-19 16:02 +1100
        Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-19 18:10 -0500
          Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-10-20 16:01 +1100
  Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? Ed Light <nobody@nobody.there> - 2016-10-24 16:11 -0700
    Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-24 23:01 -0500
  Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? Ed Light <nobody@nobody.there> - 2016-10-24 16:16 -0700
  Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? Ed Light <nobody@nobody.there> - 2016-10-24 16:19 -0700
    Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-24 23:02 -0500
      Re: Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives? Ed Light <nobody@nobody.there> - 2016-10-24 21:38 -0700

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