♦Another
great item to use to store or back up data and photos is a travel drive (flash drive,
jump drive, etc.). This is
a portable drive that you plug into a USB port on your desktop computer or
laptop. The USB port is the same little socket that you plug printers and
digital cameras into. Most computer hard drives have several and even if yours doesn't
(or they're all full), you can easily add more USB ports with no computer
technical knowledge (just use a USB hub). These hubs are in the computer
section of stores everywhere. Here is one from Shopper's Choice:
4-Port USB 2.0 Mini Hub
♦A
portable travel drive is like having another drive. Just like you already have
the C drive or A drive on your computer, the travel drive (when plugged into
your USB port) might appear on your computer for instance as the F or G
drive. You can save any file on your computer to it, and even download software
programs to it. A travel drive holds a lot, possibly more than ANY other
portable data
or photo backup option---depending on the storage capacity size
of the travel drive you buy (e.g. 256 mb, 512 mb, 1 gb, etc.). A portable travel drive
is about the size
of a key chain.
♦A good reliable brand is Memorex. Here's one I own and use. It's really so
simple to use a first grader could master it. Here it is sold from Amazon.com:
♦Prices of
travel drives increase with storage capacity size, like these Memorex Mini
Travel Drives also from
Amazon:
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