How To Maintain Flashdisk to be More Durable

No doubt that the flash media is now most often used to save the data very easy to carry everywhere. But few who watched this flash problem. Perhaps because of the capacity to large (Gigabyte), then all data is entered, and every moment is installed in a computer is like a mini hard drive. In fact there are hundreds of content not only data, but thousands of data.

Few people know that the flash has a life, like fluorescent lamps which have a life (eg hold until 5000 hours). Nor flash. But what age the size of the flash? How to use flash to make it more durable / durable? what important things to note about the flash?

Some of the things that became characteristic Flashdisk

Some things may need to know about the flash (pure USB Flash disk, not MP3/MP4):
    * USB Flash Disk can only be activated if there is electrical current that can be obtained via the USB port.
    * Some Flash Disk or currents require greater power than others, so sometimes it must be plugged directly on the motherboard port (without cable connection and not a port on the front) to be detected.
    * Flash Disk can not be read if the cable used was too long, because the current is usually less powerful.
    * Flash Disk has the age / lifetime, like 100 000 read / write or resistance to 10 years.
    * Read access speed is faster than writing in the flash. For example to read 16 MB / s while writing 4 KB / s (one and others vary)
    * File system commonly used is FAT or FAT32, because it can be accessed almost anywhere that supports the USB port. Though can be formatted in accordance with the operating system type, such as NTFS.
    * Defragment files on flash is not needed and did not influence the speed of access, because flash is using a type of Random Access Memory.

How to secure the data therein?

Seems the only way to encrypt data in the flash disk. Although nowadays when buying a flash disk is included software that can lock (lock), but still can not open an existing computer software. USB Flash disk is not damaged although the possibility of wet or even submerged, the origin is dried before being used first.

Tips for Using a more durable Flashdisk

    * Do not save files that are very much into the flash, if possible better in the zip. As more and more to save the file then the process will also write more flash, so its age is also rapidly decreasing.
    * If not very important, avoid directly editing the flash. Alternatively copy the data on your computer, then edited and after returning the copy to Flashdisk.
    * If not worn / used, remove the stick from the computer.
    * Always try to remove the stick from the computer through the "Safety Remove Hardware" and avoid the immediate release when in the process read / write, because it could have been damaged by an electrical current.

Flashdisk with one another has the age and speed vary. One more tips when buying flash, do not just look at the price, but also a guarantee, if more expensive but guarantees little longer, then select a longer warranty.