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USB flash drives are handy devices to have because of their usefulness. One obvious use case for a flash drive is, of course, storage. However, there are many extra ways to use your USB flash drive.

A USB drive can support several different types of file formats, depending on your needs. Here's what those formats mean and how to switch between them.