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Q: QuestionWhat is the maximum read speed of this flash drive?

• A:Answer The maximum read speed for this flash drive is 130 megabytes per second.

Q: QuestionHow long is the manufacturer's warranty on this flash drive?

• A:Answer This flash drive comes with a 5-year limited manufacturer's warranty for both parts and labor.

Q: QuestionIs this flash drive compatible with USB 2.0?

• A:Answer Yes, while this flash drive utilizes a USB 3.0 interface for efficient performance, it is backward compatible with USB 2.0.

Q: QuestionHow much storage capacity does this flash drive have?

• A:Answer This flash drive has a storage capacity of 256 gigabytes.

Q: QuestionWhat is included with this SanDisk flash drive?

• A:Answer It includes a 1-year subscription to RescuPro file recovery software.

Q: QuestionSomeone posted on the review for this flash drive that it's safer than a external hard drive. How is that? I've never heard that comment about a flash drive versus hard drive.

Asked 9 years ago by Anonymous.

• A:Answer All hard drives (including external) have moving parts Flash drives on the other hand don't. If any of the moving parts fail the hard drive turns into a paper weight and you lose your data. This is more likely to happen with external hard drives because they get moved around. Think about like using a old portable cd player. If you moved the the player while in use you could end up damaging the the disc: then you could no longer use it. If you shake it the music would skip. Now think about listening to music from your phone. Your cell phone uses flash memory just like this "flash drive" If you started flipping your phone around nothing gets damaged (unless you drop it lol) and the music does not skip. So flash memory including this "flash drive" are safer because they are less prone to failure. at lease that's my opinion.

  Answered 9 years ago by Nasser

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Q: Questionwill I have to download any SanDisk software to properly use & benefit from the SanDisk flash drive on my MacBook Air?

Asked 9 years ago by Price.

• A:Answer No the software used with this is optional. It is for file encryption. The drive works perfectly fine without anything additional installed.

  Answered 9 years ago by BomTrix

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Q: QuestionCan this be used on a USB 2.0?

Asked 10 years ago by Anonymous.

• A:Answer Yes, this is backward compatible with USB 2.0.

  Answered 10 years ago by CommunityAnswer

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Q: QuestionWill a Windows 10 (Professional) computer recognize and read from this device?

Asked 10 years ago by ls5065.

• A:Answer Yes, this item is compatible with Windows 10.

  Answered 10 years ago by CommunityAnswer

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Q: QuestionI want to store hundreds of photos so if my pc crashes I wont lose any. How many can I store on this 256gb flash drive? And when my old pc does crash (had it 10 yrs), will I be able to use this flash drive on another pc or other device?

Asked 6 years ago by Duggan.

• A:Answer In regards to how many photos you can store on this flash drive the answer is it depends on how big each picture is in size(mega bites). If they are pictures from your phone you can store a lot of them. How many is unknown. If they are pictures in raw format from a canon, nikon, sony etc. camera it also depends, but it would be a lot less pictures than pictures from your phone. In regards if the flash drive can be use in another PC if the PC crashes the answer is yes. That's one of the purposes of having flash drives, portability and be able to use in multiple devices. Usually the flash drives are also pretty reliable you wont loose data with time and last longer than a hard drives. But that doesn't mean that they never fail. If the pictures are really important to you I'll keep 2 back ups of them.

  Answered 6 years ago by wildsoldierVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionUse with Ford "SYNC' systemCan this flash drive be used to plug into Ford "SYNC" system USB port to play back music stored on drive?

Asked 10 years ago by mobman50.

• A:Answer If the music is stored in mp3 format.

  Answered 10 years ago by EmmaStone

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Q: QuestionI am trying to transfer some large mpg files to this flash drive. Some files won't transfer because they are"Too large for the destination file system". (eg. a 4.70 GB file) Is there a file size limit that this flash drive will support?

Asked 7 years ago by DaveB.

• A:Answer Fat32 file systems have a single file size limit of 4 Gbs. The flash drive I received was formatted in Fat32. If you want to put a file on there that is bigger than 4 Gbs, you can change the file format for the flash drive to exFAT or NTFS.

  Answered 7 years ago by Loomis1975

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Q: QuestionDoes this work in both Mac and PC?

Asked 9 years ago by Mavis.

• A:Answer Yes, this will work on Mac and PC.

  Answered 9 years ago by CommunityAnswer

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Q: QuestionI bought this item a few days ago and now that I have opened the package the actual flash drive is a 128GB, how is this possible? A manufacturing error? I am now outside of the US. I also bought a 128GB, am glad that did not turn out to be 64GB ;-).

Asked 8 years ago by puzzled.

• A:Answer If the package said it was a 256GB and you got a 128 the package was mislabeled.

  Answered 8 years ago by eangellVerified Purchase

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Q: Questionhow much music does this hold?

Asked 9 years ago by musiclover.

• A:Answer It depends on the exact file size of the mp3, but a drive this size would easily store tens of thousands of songs if those files are typically 6 or 8 mb per file.

  Answered 9 years ago by otterboxpurchaseVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionIs it able to work for a ps4

Asked 9 years ago by TDOGHANZO.

• A:Answer Yes, I've used it with my ps4 several times without an issue, just be sure to format it before use. :)

  Answered 9 years ago by Br0knBeautyVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionDoes it have an activity indicator light?

Asked 5 years ago by Flexico.

• A:Answer No

  Answered 5 years ago by DigitalJedi

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Q: QuestionDoes the SanDisk Ultra 256 GB USB 3.0 flash drive have an LED that indicates reads and writes?

Asked 5 years ago by BornABruin.

• A:Answer No, the SanDisk® Ultra USB 3.0 256GB Flash Drive does not comes with led indicator.

  Answered 5 years ago by SanDisk Team

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Q: Questioncan this be used with a DVR to record TV programs.. the DVR cam with a smaller 16gb USB?

Asked 8 years ago by KatGV.

• A:Answer Any program you record has to be less memory in total than the memory on the USB stick. As long as you follow that formula, you will always be successful.

  Answered 8 years ago by FunkyMelodiesVerified Purchase

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