can i used a flash drive to serve as my hard drive
1143561
No, however if you get it with the hard drive you can back it up to a flash drive. Otherwise it's a waste of money if you get one with no hard drive.
795819
Yes, you actually can add a hard drive. There are caveats to what you can do and you have to "hack" the unit (by adding a text file to a special folder on the drive - about the simplest hack I can think of) but it is very easy. Search for "fun_plug dns 323" on the search engine of your choice.
567318
Don't see why not. Plug in the USB and, it basically runs like a flash drive.
1819010
Sure, you can use an external enclosure and use it as a backup drive. Just remember that it's a 2.5 inch drive (like in laptops), not a regular 3.5 inch (like in a pc).Cheers
11471
Yes you can. A USB flash drive functions like a hard drive or extra memory. Once you plug it into your USB port, you can download music , video or photos. Works as an extra storage device up to 256 GB.
1933541
Yes, if you are familiar with what is required, you can retrieve the information and make connections to use this as an external harddrive.
728513
You can use this as a regular hard drive in a desktop but ONLY if you aquire a PCI-Express adaptor card to NGFF SSD format (NOT MSATA). The adaptor card should be at leasta 2x speed if not 4 or even 8 to be able to take advantage of the performance that this device delivers.
103520
Yes, treat it as a standard removable usb drive, don't run the "backup" software.
2050238
Not unless you have IOMEGA zip disks you need to access. As others have said, it's old technology. You probably want a flash drive that is compatible with current computers.
922420
You can..bit you will be better of if you install windows and your most common used applications either on an internal SSD (best option) or an external flash drive. The system will be faster this way, and you can use your external 2TB for storing everything else.
1638239
No you can only store files like a stick drive. Its only designed for storage
267951
yes, put the hard drive in an external enclosure to convert it into an external hard drive
111623
Yes. That's the short answer. Think of the USB device as just another hard drive. When you boot and want to boot from the usb device, hit the ESCAPE button or whatever other choices. Then choose your drive letter and follow directions.
1664935
No, it has been some time, this device did not do what I wanted it to do. Be able to connect a solid state drive as a a external hard drive.
1132929
I have used flash drives but I am not sure if it will have enough juice for a external hard drive. It will play MP3's though, I would recommend you get one with a external power source or use a USB in-line power cable to make sure. Even if it does power it, you'd need to contact them and see if it was built for that or you might overwork and burnout that hardware after time.
882276
Yes, but not automatically. Drive is hardware encrypted, so you first have to decrypt the drive to gain access. Thereafter, it works like any flash drive.
333646
yes you can no i-anything needed.i had a 16gb flash drive worked just fine.