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Originally Posted by jbcohen
A jump drive is better known among IT folks as a USB drive since it attachs to your USB port. My recommendation is not to use a USB drive, I would recommend that you go out and buy an external hard drive that also attaches to your USB port. The reason for this is, see for yourself, the cost per megabyte of the drive.
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There's another reason: Data longevity. Flash memory has only so many write cycles it can withstand, and sooner or later, it will fail. HDDs are made for being rewritten practically infinitely. Flash drives are fine for their intended purpose, sneaker-net data transfer, but for backup purposes, I wouldn't rely on them.