Everyday Carry. What essentials do you carry on a daily basis?

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USB drive - been on my keychain for the last ~8 years or so (www.amazon.com)

submitted 1 year ago by SirToxicAvenger@lemm.ee to c/edc@sopuli.xyz

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not this exact model though it looks the same, visually. really useful to have portable storage wherever I need it.

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[–] emptyother@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

Got a Kingston that looks like that. It came with my keysmart chain. Lasted only a year, and took with it ~$100 in bitcoin when it failed.

Remember to do versioned backups people! I had two backups and overwrote them both with a corrupted file.

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Can anyone swear by one that actually lasts? I've had key-chain type usb drives die on me within a year or two, every time.

I stopped carrying them because the ones in my desk drawer never die so I figure it has to be the mechanical stress of constant jostling and external wear.

[–] finn1sher@mstdn.ca 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

@MentalEdge @SirToxicAvenger I carry a large capacity thumb drive.

Its rotating mechanism is already getting scratchy so I'm not sure about the physical quality, but I'm very comfortable having it in my wallet, not sure about my keychain.

I have ventoy on it, so it's a normal thumb drive with a few useful files, but can also boot linux isos, which I have a couple