On 06/24/2015 06:28 AM, g wrote: > On 06/24/2015 12:42 AM, Tim wrote: <<>> >> Do you test it from time to time? I wonder about the longevity of >> flash drives, particularly when in a static-creating environment. I >> know some don't last long very well, but whether that's just down to >> self-decay, or accelerated by external factors, I don't know. > . > good question. > > best answers i can give are; > > 1- nope. > 2- it is a metal enclosed, approx 30.0 mm x 12.0 mm x 4.0 mm, around > an inner plastic housing that has a key-fob with a 35.0 mm long > loop cord. > 3- i have a directory on my system hdd that i write into to build > what i want to carry with me. when i update, i 'rsync' from hdd > to usb, then i 'du -sb' hdd directory, then same for usb and > compare the 2. > > granted, such does not give a byte for byte check, but when my > 'round2it' rolls to it, i hope to come up with good a way to run a > checksum of a directory path to verify what is on usb drive to what > is on hdd. [accepting suggestions] hhmmm. every go to sleep thinking about something, then wake up thinking about it and answer hits you? as long as i am zipping and encrypting personal data to a file, i may just as well zip non personal files. then i have 2 files that i can create checksums for on hdd and copy them to usb flash drive. to take it 1 step further, run checksums for the checksums. ;-) -- peace out. -+- If Bill Gates got a dime for every time Windows crashes... ...oh, wait. He does. THAT explains it! -+- in a world with out fences, who needs gates. -+- CentOS GNU/Linux 6.6 tc,hago. g . -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
