Sometimes when you plug a USB drive into your PC it doesn't show up. We're going to look at a few ways to fix that problem.

If you have to use a flash drive on both Macs and Windows PCs, make sure both systems can read it. Here's how to format the drive correctly. While there is a lot of interoperability between Apple's ...

Rich DeMuro explains how to copy photos from an iPhone or Android to a flash drive or hard drive for backup; especially handy if you're running out of storage or don't want to use the cloud.

If you plan to install Windows 11 on your device, you're likely to need a bootable USB drive, and here are two ways to create one. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

What's more portable than a laptop, tablet, or smartphone? Answer: A USB flash drive. If you want easy access to applications like Firefox, Chrome, OpenOffice, and more, all you need is your USB flash ...

Zach was an Author at Android Police from January 2022 to June 2025. He specialized in Chromebooks, Android smartphones, Android apps, smart home devices, and Android services. Zach loves unique and ...

Flash drives, or thumb drives, are portable devices that provide easy access to flash storage. Commonly used to take backups, transfer files between devices, and install operating system images, these ...

The lifespan of data on a USB flash drive depends on many factors: Under ideal conditions, data should remain preserved on a high-quality USB stick for at least 10 years or even longer. But what ...

USB drives are tiny, stick-like devices that are easy to travel with and simple to use. All you have to do is store your data on one and voilà! You can now take that data with you. However, they can ...

Which flash drive is best? File management is more accessible than ever today, and flash drives remain one of the most common tools for transferring files. However, there are more factors to flash ...