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Good use for a high spec spare thumb drive?

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Found this in my drawer and trying to come up with a good use for it. Any suggestions?

 

Have no need for file transfer.

Too small for my game library.

Bootdrive seems a waste of spec.

Already has a network drive.

Thought of putting page files on it but after some reaserch found out aparently it's not easy to realise and results could be janky.

 

Currently I'm thinking about installing a virtual machine on it for testing questionable software. But could there be better/more creative uses for it?

 

Thanks

 

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21 minutes ago, LjjlijJ said:

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Found this in my drawer and trying to come up with a good use for it. Any suggestions?

 

Have no need for file transfer.

Too small for my game library.

Bootdrive seems a waste of spec.

Already has a network drive.

Thought of putting page files on it but after some reaserch found out aparently it's not easy to realise and results could be janky.

 

Currently I'm thinking about installing a virtual machine on it for testing questionable software. But could there be better/more creative uses for it?

 

Thanks

 

Of I had such a thing I might install a Linux or a win10 install (maybe both, there’s room) on it and use it for the same purposes as you were describing.  You could even put a whole Debian library on it and build an OS as you needed it for whatever was wanted.

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