Re: [CGUYS] Flash drive limits Was: Re: [CGUYS] Vista -- Help Needed with Read Only Flag

2009-09-22 Thread katan
On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:21:28 -0700, mike wrote: >On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 3:40 AM, katan wrote: > >> I ask this--maybe I shouldn't admit this in public--because I use a >> thumb drive as my primary data source for email and Quicken. I can use > >Primary data source meaning you have a backup readil

Re: [CGUYS] Flash drive limits Was: Re: [CGUYS] Vista -- Help Needed with Read Only Flag

2009-09-20 Thread mike
Primary data source meaning you have a backup readily available? On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 3:40 AM, katan wrote: > On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:03:07 -0400, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: > > > Flash drives have a limited number of read write cycles and that might be > >what you ran into. > > I'm not doubting

Re: [CGUYS] Flash drive limits Was: Re: [CGUYS] Vista -- Help Needed with Read Only Flag

2009-09-20 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 6:40 AM, katan wrote: > On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:03:07 -0400, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: > > > Flash drives have a limited number of read write cycles and that might be > >what you ran into. > > I'm not doubting your word, but where do you find this info? and do you > have any

[CGUYS] Flash drive limits Was: Re: [CGUYS] Vista -- Help Needed with Read Only Flag

2009-09-20 Thread katan
On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:03:07 -0400, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: > Flash drives have a limited number of read write cycles and that might be >what you ran into. I'm not doubting your word, but where do you find this info? and do you have any idea what the limit is? I ask this--maybe I shouldn't admit