Ive got some ideas to try with a flashdrive ive picked up but i want to know what others would do with such a device? I was thinking i could use it for retro gaming or something like important files.

What would you do?

I know its not alot of room but i got it for cheap.

  • infjarchninja@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    I install a full MX-Linux distro on an old 32Gb usb drive.

    Particularly helpful when family or friends have IT problems.

    I install the latest downloaded distro on a usb with dd:

    sudo fdisk -l

    sudo dd if=MX-23.5_x64.iso of=/dev/sdX status=progress

    The /dev/sdX could be sdb, sdc, sdd, or microsd /dev/nvme0n1

    boot into the live distro F12,

    fully update the live disk.

    set it up as you would your new linux device. network manager, web browser, text editor, email, VPN, etc and any tools you want.

    whatever you change here goes into your new usb distro settings

    once complete, install and run bleachbit as user and as root to clear all the caches and install data.

    install another blank usb into the laptop

    Open MX-Linux tools to create a snapshot

    select Snapshot.

    select a different snapshot directory. use the blank usb you just inserted,

    usually: /dev/sdb

    rename the snapshot to a name of choice.

    once the creation of the snapshot is complete, safely remove the usb drive and shut down the live distro.

    boot into your daily driver.

    Insert the usb drive with the MX-Linux snapshot, and transfer it to a new folder/directory.

    insert the 32Gb usb. format it with gparted, fat32 is fine

    open the folder/directory with the snapshot.iso

    open a terminal

    then install the snapshot onto the usb with dd.

    sudo fdisk -l

    sudo dd if=snapshot.iso of=/dev/sdX status=progress

    The /dev/sdX could be sdb, sdc, sdd, or microsd /dev/nvme0n1

    always double check with:

    sudo fdisk -l

  • tuna@discuss.tchncs.de
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    3 days ago

    Retro gaming device seems pretty cool actually. What if you configure your system so that when you plug it in, it autolaunches an emulator and looks at ROMs on the USB :o

  • sixty@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    Come oooon, where are the comments about cool hacking shit where you can extract data or installs a keylogger just by plugging in the flash drive?

        • yuri@pawb.social
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          3 days ago

          there’s still plenty of ways to make stuff autorun in a similar way. the thing that makes proper badUSBs so scary is that they’re recognized by the system as a keyboard.

          it’s somewhat difficult to discern bad actors from regular users for this kind of attack, but it also hasn’t become prolific enough for anyone to bother. at a certain point it’s more the fault of building security for allowing some randy to access to sensitive hardware.

  • Evotech@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    You can fit since some hours of 1080p porn.

    When the appcalupse happens and Internet goes away it’s gonna be worth a lot of bottle caps

  • riquisimo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 days ago

    Counter Strike Source and other old school LAN games.

    Then invite friends over and pass the drive around so they can all install games and you can have a LAN party.

  • GroundedGator@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Recently I recreated my favorite drive. Runs grub, stores multiple distros it can boot from, has a standard exfat partition, and an encrypted partition.