30-6 Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 Are cheap small capacity unbranded USB memory sticks ok, or do they fail. Got a 16 GB master copy of various music and want to break it down into several lots. Mainly so if a loss occurs I still have the master copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wb123 Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 I’ve not had one fail yet. You could get very many backups in lotsnof safe places for the cost of one or two branded sticks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside1000 Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 I only use Sandisc, they have never let me down and the price just gets cheaper , just bought a 32 gb of the internet ( ebay ) for 5.49 free post, or you can get one from Amazon at around 7.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B391 Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 I would also store a full copy on a cloud storage - eg, Google Drive, Microsoft One Drive etc then you won't loose your music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFC Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 Some time ago there was a load came in that were very cheap 16gb & 32gb. It turned out they had a programme installed that made it look as if they were taking the full memory but when it came to retreiving all the valuable data it turned out that the true capacity of the sticks was only 2gb and a lot of people lost cherished memories. Cloud backup as well makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 6 minutes ago, KFC said: Some time ago there was a load came in that were very cheap 16gb & 32gb. It turned out they had a programme installed that made it look as if they were taking the full memory but when it came to retreiving all the valuable data it turned out that the true capacity of the sticks was only 2gb and a lot of people lost cherished memories. Cloud backup as well makes sense. Yea exactly the same, actual size was 2gb off a 32gb. Ive had my fair share of sandisc fail as well, and now only buy kingston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozer Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 I use My Memory never had a bad item from them. https://www.mymemory.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 Eventually they will all fail. Keeping multiple backups is the only way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 Just be aware that unless your buying from a reputable high street source then there are a lot of fakes out there purporting to be from the big manufacturers and often they aren’t even of the capacity claimed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 11 hours ago, 30-6 said: Are cheap small capacity unbranded USB memory sticks ok, or do they fail. Got a 16 GB master copy of various music and want to break it down into several lots. Mainly so if a loss occurs I still have the master copy. You could always use 2, then you would at least have a back up, maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedge Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 I don't rely on cheap anything if it involves data I'm not prepared to lose. As has been said - even branded USB sticks don't cost that much. Why not just buy another decent 16GB stick for £7.99 and have a 2nd copy of everything on that? https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessories/data-storage/usb-flash-drives/sandisk-ultra-flair-usb-3-0-memory-stick-16-gb-silver-black-10142340-pdt.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockySpears Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 14 hours ago, 30-6 said: Got a 16 GB master copy 16Gb!, that is only 4 dvds worrth of data, just burn a few copies, they cost pennies and will likely out-last you by many years. You could even burm to blue ray, they take 25Gb each and cost maybe £1 a piece. Every 10 years or so you can sit down with your pile and move them to the latest and greatest system. RS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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