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What is the likelihood that a USB drive will be usable after having gone through a wash/dry cycle in the pocket of my jeans?

Asked by elbanditoroso (33595points) November 26th, 2018

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rojo's avatar

I had one that did, it was one of the retractable Sandisk kind. Still using it these days.

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LuckyGuy's avatar

I’ll give it 90%. Let it dry out fully before plugging it in.

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Call_Me_Jay's avatar

Odds are with you. There are no moving parts. All the components are solid state. As @LuckyGuy writes, dry it out first.

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Zaku's avatar

But don’t use the drier!

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rojo's avatar

Just washed my flash drive for a second time. Stuck in in rice for a day. Works, no problems….so far.

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