Can a flash drive go through the wash?!

Candy · 02-02-2008, 10:44 AM

Well the answer is yes it can. I forgot to check my pockets before throwing my trousers in the wash, pretty stupid, anyway i left my cheap little flash drive in them. after i had discovered this i was pretty annoyed as u can imagine so i just left it for a week or two, when it had dried out i pulled it apart and it looked ok so i thought what the hell ile just try it! possibly another stupid idea, well it worked so i got the stuff i needed off it and took it straight out. just for the record im not so poor i cant afford a new one so i dont use it anymore

. anyway i wouldnt recommend anyone else doing this just incase u arnt so lucky!

dznutz · 02-02-2008, 10:54 AM

same thing happened to me..... twice! i swear it's waterproof.... probably 50m. but i let it dry a couple of days before plugging it in.

i'm not going to put super important things in it as it has been through hell

Candy · 02-02-2008, 10:59 AM

lol it sounds like it! if the flash drive was damaged would it harm the computer in anyway or would it just not work?

dznutz · 02-02-2008, 11:32 AM

i was concerned about it shorting something while connected... because of electricity and water. that's why i let it naturally dry for a couple of days

flash media >>>>> floppies

**The_Other_One** · 02-02-2008, 12:40 PM

They are basically waterproof. I've seen many get washed and come out working just fine. About the only problems you may run into would be rust or trying to use it too early and it shorting something...

Someone I worked for a few years back went into the ocean with his keys and USB flash drive. The USB connection was completely covered in rust, but once it got a decent connection, it worked perfectly.

jacklazara · 02-02-2008, 01:42 PM

)) i had same case )) nothing wrong with flsh drive ( sure after drying it)

Candy · 02-02-2008, 10:45 PM

its pretty strange if u think about it, its electronic so it should stop working, especially in salt water. maybe it has something to do with it not having its own inbuilt power source.

PHATSPEED7x · 02-03-2008, 07:05 PM

That's a good thing to hear. I always leave my wallet in my pocket, and it goes through the wash like every other week. Havn't done a flash drive, but it might happen.

kobaj · 02-03-2008, 07:55 PM

Your all so lucky : /. I had my cheap (must have been real cheap) 128mb flash drive go through the wash, and even though I let it dry, it died. You have to push it into the usb slot half way, wait a minute, then the rest of the way. As soon as autoplay pops up you have to click cancel on that, then you have about 4 minutes to get whatever file you want before windows doesnt recognize it.

Granted, I have 3 other drives, so it doesnt really matter

.

WhiteFireDragon · 02-03-2008, 08:28 PM

mine went through the wast also... still worked fine

02-02-2008, 10:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
Candy Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Australia Age: 17 Posts: 337	Can a flash drive go through the wash?! Well the answer is yes it can. I forgot to check my pockets before throwing my trousers in the wash, pretty stupid, anyway i left my cheap little flash drive in them. after i had discovered this i was pretty annoyed as u can imagine so i just left it for a week or two, when it had dried out i pulled it apart and it looked ok so i thought what the hell ile just try it! possibly another stupid idea, well it worked so i got the stuff i needed off it and took it straight out. just for the record im not so poor i cant afford a new one so i dont use it anymore . anyway i wouldnt recommend anyone else doing this just incase u arnt so lucky!

02-02-2008, 10:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
dznutz Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: california Age: 28 Posts: 573	same thing happened to me..... twice! i swear it's waterproof.... probably 50m. but i let it dry a couple of days before plugging it in. i'm not going to put super important things in it as it has been through hell __________________ ANTEC 900 COOLERMASTER EXTREME 500w MSI NEO-F p35 INTEL E4500 EVGA geforce 7300gs 2gb CORSAIR XMS2 SAMSUNG SH-203N SATA SEAGATE BARRACUDA 1Tb SATA AIRLINK 101 300n pci XP PRO 32 bit

02-02-2008, 11:32 AM	#4 (permalink)
dznutz Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: california Age: 28 Posts: 573	i was concerned about it shorting something while connected... because of electricity and water. that's why i let it naturally dry for a couple of days flash media >>>>> floppies __________________ ANTEC 900 COOLERMASTER EXTREME 500w MSI NEO-F p35 INTEL E4500 EVGA geforce 7300gs 2gb CORSAIR XMS2 SAMSUNG SH-203N SATA SEAGATE BARRACUDA 1Tb SATA AIRLINK 101 300n pci XP PRO 32 bit

02-02-2008, 12:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	They are basically waterproof. I've seen many get washed and come out working just fine. About the only problems you may run into would be rust or trying to use it too early and it shorting something... Someone I worked for a few years back went into the ocean with his keys and USB flash drive. The USB connection was completely covered in rust, but once it got a decent connection, it worked perfectly. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

02-02-2008, 01:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
jacklazara Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 41	)) i had same case )) nothing wrong with flsh drive ( sure after drying it) __________________ remove malwarecrush Xpantivirus Remove VirusHeat

02-02-2008, 10:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
Candy Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Australia Age: 17 Posts: 337	lol it sounds like it! if the flash drive was damaged would it harm the computer in anyway or would it just not work?

02-02-2008, 10:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
Candy Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Australia Age: 17 Posts: 337	its pretty strange if u think about it, its electronic so it should stop working, especially in salt water. maybe it has something to do with it not having its own inbuilt power source.

02-03-2008, 07:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
PHATSPEED7x Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hibbing MN Age: 25 Posts: 359	That's a good thing to hear. I always leave my wallet in my pocket, and it goes through the wash like every other week. Havn't done a flash drive, but it might happen. __________________ Adam Hanson Laptops his/hers Sony Vaio PCG-K25, Ubuntu Linux. Acer Aspire 4720-4538, Windows Vista./Acer Aspire AS5315-2808, Windows Vista. Desktop his/hers Compaq Presario 5000, Ubuntu Linux./Compaq SR1123WM, Windows XP.

02-03-2008, 07:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
kobaj Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,218	Your all so lucky : /. I had my cheap (must have been real cheap) 128mb flash drive go through the wash, and even though I let it dry, it died. You have to push it into the usb slot half way, wait a minute, then the rest of the way. As soon as autoplay pops up you have to click cancel on that, then you have about 4 minutes to get whatever file you want before windows doesnt recognize it. Granted, I have 3 other drives, so it doesnt really matter . __________________ My site My sigThanks Kornowski for ava and sig. Winner of photo competition: Bokeh. Last edited by kobaj; 02-03-2008 at 08:30 PM.

02-03-2008, 08:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
WhiteFireDragon Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 665	mine went through the wast also... still worked fine

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