A USB flash drive is a reliable way to transfer files between PCs, back up important data, or even test out different operating systems. While most USB flash drives can last over a decade, their ...

Have you ever yanked out a USB drive from your laptop to the horrified screams of “wait, you have to safely eject it!” from the IT stickler in your life? And unless you were in the middle of actively ...

Safe ejection is good practice as it can prevent data corruption, but incidents are relatively rare. Modern OS and device caching reduce failure risk, so abrupt removal usually causes no harm. It's ...