I was having problems with my 3 year old USB 2 Patriot Rage Xporter connecting to the computer, here is what was causing the problem. It blew me away. I never knew this could have happen.
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Back when I had my old Cruzer USB drive that slid in/out rather than using a cap, I'd get some lint or similar junk stuck in the opening, but it never got any deeper, and I could usually pick it out with my fingernails. Only a couple times can I recall actually needing to shovel it out with a paper clip though. Nice video.
Thanks. I was blown away, cause I thought I wore out the USB connector as I have Portable Apps on that drive and it gets used a lot. Never thought lint could accumulate over the years like that, but it makes sense now.
I would never buy another retractable USB Flash Drive. Only ones with a cap from now on.
Caps get lost, forgotten, cracked, stepped on. No caps for me.
Ed
...Swallowed
It amazes me that on the internet you can be anything you want, and yet so many people still choose to be idiots.
Hopefully a pet and not a child.
Ed
Dog, and I was just glad it was only the cap
It amazes me that on the internet you can be anything you want, and yet so many people still choose to be idiots.