Kanguru FlashBlu30 – 16GB USB Flash Drive – Physical Write Protection Switch - Super Fast USB 3.0

I do not have the forensics skills to guarantee that this is completely write-proof when the lock switch is engaged, but I was not able to bypass that switch through software as an administrator.That makes this thumbdrive handy for running software in a read-only mode on PCs that need troubleshooting or are suspected of having malware. I use this only to carry apps and installer files, I do not back up files at all. This way I can load installers/apps from a trusted PC, then keep the drive in read-only mode when using on other PCs to prevent anything from being deleted or modified.

I use this device for its intended purpose, to transfer files from my computer to an untrusted machine. The write-protect switch is tiny and does stick out. I transport this device in its original packaging to avoid breaking that switch. I always transport this device to or from a room inside a building from or to my car. I never carry it far so I don’t care if the original packaging is bulky. This was the lowest cost device of its kind (write-protectable transportable storage) by half and I am comfortable with its limitations.

I used to upload lot of MP3 to standard USB flash drive and use it in the car. What ends up happening is in a week or two the MP3 music in the flash drive gets corrupted because when you turn off the car it doesn't unmount the USB drive safely instead it just shuts off the computer. Remember I don't touch the USB drive when I shut off my car it stays exactly where it is plugged in.Then I bought this USB flash drive uploaded all my music then flipped the read only lock, now I don't have to worry about my music getting corrupted. It's been 2 months and so far and all the musics are just fine. It was 7° f outside freezing cold still the USB flash drive worked just fine.

Yes it has a cap you can lose, and the R/W switch isn't as hard to move as some would like, but it seems to be solidly made, has worked with a variety Windows computers I've used it on.Not too many write-protectable USB flash drives out there any more. I was still using a little tiny 128 MB drive from the dark ages of computing! This one is big enough, fast enough, and not ridiculously expensive.Taking data and software to strange computers? You gotta have one of these, and the Kanguru FlashBlu30 is plenty good enough.BTW, my local computer shop, with a large tech area, uses these, and nothing else, to move data and software to their incoming customer's computers, which are often compromised in one way or another.

This drive is a bit on the slow side for a contemporary USB Flash drive.It's over a dollar-per-GB, at a time when similar-sized drives cost half that, and larger drives are a quarter that expensive per GB.But... it has a write-protect switch. THIS is why you need this drive.You need this drive, but you don't need it for documents, photos, moving data back-and-forth. You need it for rescue utilities and a repair toolkit, of programs Windows Defender/Sophos/Macafee/etc will falsely (or perhaps trigger-happily) consider malware and auto-delete as soon as you plug the drive in.Put tools on the drive, "allowing" them in your system, and then flip that switch. Bring the toolkit wherever needed (e.g. my mother's tangled computers in another state), insert, get the warning BUT the system couldn't delete the files. And I was able to fix up her systems.For some sources of toolkit software for Windows, checkout NirSoft, PortableApps and SysInternals. There are others, but these will get you started with an easy-to-use high-powered portable toolkit.

The product works excellent, as expected!

I purchase this after I learned of its existence. Some how it never showed up in my searches later finding out it was being filtered by something I am still fighting with. But once I saw it at my 7th trip to a Microsoft store a tech showed it to me and once I typed the name it showed up. And I really wish I had it a year ago. But 12 infected devices later I found it and I put all the recovery tools I can to flash devices and not have to buy a new usb every time I need to flash a device. The only issue is the slow write speed otherwise it’s a must have. I plan to get more in smaller sizes to create images for every device. And with this I can transplant all my old IT tools from DVD’s to this. A must get especially now with so many root viruses getting so out of hand.

This drive works very well as an Unraid boot device. Just follow the steps to install, and you are good to go.I’ve run a server on this for about 6 months with no issues.