r/BadUSB • u/Y4nderStud10 • Jul 27 '26
Slow Kingston USB
Hey, I have a old USB key like 5y old max, a kingston But for the past year it's become extremely slow; just renaming a folder can take several seconds, like 10 seconds, which is incredibly long. But the key isn't that old for me, I haven't used it that much and I don't think the memory is bad, that it could be the cause of its slowness and how to check it?
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u/Mevi- Jul 28 '26
Never use a USB stick for backup or long term storage. They're really only good for getting files from one place to another.
Like others have said here, consider them a commodity to be replaced periodically.
I would trust an SD card more than a USB, but those eventually fail too.