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art_fanatic t1_j34hu5j wrote

Have a look at the Sandisk extreme pro solid state usb drive. It is actually an SSD in the thumb drive form factor and should be exactly what you are looking for.

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reddit-account90210 t1_j3s9myl wrote

This is what I use as well, have had some for a decade, very small by todays' standard, but never had one fail.

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seeriktus t1_j3ajxap wrote

Head to r/datahoarder, they are the nerds that know this stuff and are paranoid about losing data. Lots of drive life expectancy information. They also have a list of recommended equipment. Pretty sure Seagate is "avoid at all costs!".

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Environmental-End691 t1_j34jgyl wrote

What are you doing to your thumb drives that they don't last a year???? I have several that are 5+ and one or two that are 10+ - and aside from speed differences I've mever had one fail or break that wasn't mishandled (ie I accidentally force it into the plug the wrong way and bent it - these were usb-c and micro-usb). Having said that, I usually use SanDisk, PNY, or Samsung. I have a ruggedized one from Gorilla that I got 2 years ago that I am happy with thus far that is USB-A 3.0.

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TurokDinoHunterN64 OP t1_j34ln44 wrote

I'm a freakishly large person at over 6 and a half feet tall and 300lbs plus. My wife says I'm like a gorilla in a glass house.

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Environmental-End691 t1_j34vprm wrote

😂🤣😅 Similar but scaled down at 5'8" and a not entirely soft 250 - when I am shopping in fragile stores with my wife they always ask if I need help - 'nope, I'm just here to keep my hands in my pockets and try not to break stuff'

I'd try the [Gorilla](http://Check this out! https://a.co/d/fuA8L5D) or look for another ruggedized drive. Or maybe a metal 1-piece drive like this - not necessarily this one, just an illustration of what I mean.

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unlmtdammo t1_j34zu9r wrote

How are they failing on you? Do they physically break or do they not work when plugged in and give errors?

If it’s the latter, it’s typically because memory sticks have inferior controllers comparatively to better quality SSD’s, and that said, not all are made equally in terms of quality NAND (memory) and controllers

Long story short, Samsung stuff is a safe bet

If you’re looking for a tough memory stick check out the Samsung BAR usb

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fishhead31 t1_j35nf5u wrote

Look into the Kingston Data Traveler. They have some all-metal USB drives in that product line that are very tough - I've had the same one on my keys for years.

Example

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hallucinating_3 t1_j36912l wrote

If you want to store important stuff that you don't want to lose I would recommend a hard drive. When usb stop working is easier to lose that information and never get it back, meanwhile with a hard drive there's more possibilities that you can recover all. Also hard drives have more memory and you could get one of 1tb, that could store everything for many years, for a reasonable price.

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High_Bunny t1_j34gsmy wrote

i’m also i interested! I’d like to know that i have a reliable long-term backup of pictures and other important things.

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ol-gormsby t1_j35k2mc wrote

Google Drive, OneDrive, iCloud. Take your pick. I'd trust Apple before Microsoft, and Microsoft before Google, but that's just me.

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OK_Imputer t1_j37l0g3 wrote

but don't rely on any one of those as the only copy

3-2-1 backup rule: 3 copies on at least 2 different medium with 1 copy offsite. As an apple user, storing things on my laptop with periodic time machine backups to an external drive and sync to icloud satisfies that

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