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 ka...@his.com 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

[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

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 ka...@his.com 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

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 ka...@his.com 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