I’ve just found this cool utility Microsoft provides for free for managing your flash storage drives. It can be used for various purposes: You can copy files, and store Windows wireless profiles on it, which is a very handy feature. You can also use it to take an image of your entire drive to use as a backup, and you can also make the drive auto-run and perform the backup automatically when you insert it. I know it’s old, but hey, it’s free. And it works. Did I mention it’s free? Go get it!
While I’m on the topic of backing up your data, one thing I’d like to point out about flash storage drives is that it is important not to rely on them as the sole place to store all of your critical data. Like any other electronic device, things can sometimes go wrong for no particular reason. Your data could be wiped out, or you could lose the drive. If the drive was storing the only copy of your business’s financial data, you would be in serious trouble! So I would recommend storing your important data on your PC first, and then making a copy onto your drive as a backup. There are various programs to help make this easier for you, but my favorite app is called SyncBack and the best part about it is that it’s completely free, and very simple to use.
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