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Boot Into & Run Linux Distros On Your PC From An Android Device With DriveDroid
Disable USB Drives Or Enable Flash Read-Only Mode To Avoid Malware In Windows
USB Flash Drives have become a common storage medium for data transfers. They are smaller in size than portable hard drives, which makes them easier to carry around, while their maximum storage capacity is continuously on the rise. As much as these thumb drives have eased our lives, they can be equally dreadful if they get infected with malware. An infected thumb drive that is frequently plugged into different PCs increases the risk of spreading malicious content in multiple devices. Sadly, Windows doesn’t provide a feasible solution to temporarily prevent anyone from plugging USB flash drives into your computer, which is why third-party tools like Phrozen Safe USB exist, which allow you to enable or disable USB flash drive recognition with a single click. Today, we have another similar utility labeled USB Flash Drives Control. As the name implies, it lets you control a few different parameters of the drives, allowing you to enable read-only mode or disable running EXE files from within a drive. You can also password protect the application itself to prevent unauthorized usage, a feature that Phrozen USB lacks.
Read MorePassword Protect Your Removable Thumb Drive With USB Flash Security
Identify Processes Hindering Removable Media Ejection With Dev Eject
Lock/Unlock Your PC Using USB Drive With Password Booster Screen Lock
Dropout Is Portable Desktop USB And Dropbox Search Tool
How To Install Windows 8 From USB Drive
Can’t Format USB Or Any External Drive? Try Using Any Drive Formatter
Mount Windows Phone 7 As USB Disk Drive With WP7 USB Storage Enabler
H2testw Checks Damaged USB / SD Card For Read and Write Errors
SpeedOut Checks USB & External HDD Read/Write Speed
Linux Live USB Creator & Virtualization Tool
Check USB Drive & External Hard Disk For Read/Write Errors
H2testw is a small portable utility developed by a German but comes with an English interface as well. The original purpose of the tool is to check for read/write errors and other errors in a USB drive. It can also be used to check for errors in any external hard disk or network drives.
Read MoreUSB Safeguard – USB Flash Drive Encryption Software
iBin – Portable Recycle Bin Can Recover Files From USB Flash Drive
Manage USB Devices – USB Manager
USB Manager is a small Windows utility that can quickly enable and disable USB devices. It has no interface and runs from the system tray. You can control the devices from the right-click context menu.
Read MoreFlashRecall – Don’t Forget Plugged In USB Flash Drive
iExporter – Export iTunes Playlist With A Single Click
Alright, not a single click, but with maybe three clicks you can easily export your iTunes playlist and listen to your music on any other player. iExporter is a free portable opensource tool that lets you export your iTunes playlist instantly. Even a five year old can export the playlist using this tool, seriously.
Note for those who don’t know what exporting means: When you export the playlist, you are in fact exporting the mp3 files which you can play on any other media player.
Read More6 Small And Useful Portable Applications That You Should Always Carry Around
Are you always carrying a USB Flash Drive around? If yes then you can get a lot of useful applications on your USB drive instead of just carrying them around with backup files. We have gathered 6 applications that will transform your USB drive into a power device for doing tasks ultra quickly on the go.
Note: If you don’t like carrying software on your USB because they will mix with other files, just like I worry. Then make a folder named “Power Tools” in your USB and move all these software there. You can later hide this folder and work with your USB like you normally would.
….And if you are an uber geek like me and always carry your iPod around, then it is better to carry these software in your iPod.