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usb_sticks [2019/08/24 06:11] – neilusb_sticks [2019/08/24 06:13] – neil
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 That way, if you lose the drive, or it is stolen, the finder or thief cannot access the information on it. That way, if you lose the drive, or it is stolen, the finder or thief cannot access the information on it.
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 +====If you want to transfer files to someone else, use a file transfer platform instead ====
 +Use an alternative whenever you can, such as a [[email_alternatives#ways_of_sharing_large_or_sensitive_files|file transfer platform]].
  
 ====Don’t put your USB stick in someone else’s computer==== ====Don’t put your USB stick in someone else’s computer====
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 You have no idea what security might (or might not) be in place on the other computer, whether it is infected by a virus or dormant ransomware, and so on. You have no idea what security might (or might not) be in place on the other computer, whether it is infected by a virus or dormant ransomware, and so on.
  
-Use an alternative whenever you can, such as a [[email_alternatives#ways_of_sharing_large_or_sensitive_files|file transfer platform]]. +If you absolutely have to transfer something to someone else’s computer via USB (perhaps because the files are just too large to transfer via a file transfer platform in a convenient manner, or else you are in a situation with no Internet access):
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-If you absolutely have to transfer something to someone else’s computer via USB:+
  
   * wipe your memory stick first, using your computer’s disk formatting tools   * wipe your memory stick first, using your computer’s disk formatting tools
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