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edc·Everyday Carry. What essentials do you carry on a daily basis?byChev

Why does nobody has a phone or USB Stick in their pockets?

I just browsed through the top 100 posts or so here and you guys have amazong stuff that I've often didn't ever seen in my life but nobody has a phone or a USB drive. I feel like this community is from 50 years ago. Or is there an actual reason?

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I don’t see most people having much need for a USB drive really. Any data I might want to have on hand is already on my phone.

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I carry one with Ventoy on it with the below ISOs I occasionally use to fix computers. Never used it to transfer files.

  • Debian 12 (my daily driver OS)
  • Windows 11
  • Kali
  • Rescatux
  • DBAN
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The phone is probably because they're taking a photo with it

USB drive though I'm not sure. I carry one with my keys

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For the USB drive, I assume it's because people are just lulled by the cloud backup systems nowadays.

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I don’t carry a usb drive because I rarely need a file right away with no warning.

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Some workplaces don't allow unknown usb devices to be plugged in to reduce the threat of malware so I don't keep one on me as an edc but I'll keep a few at home

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My phone isn't in a picture because it's a camera....

And I have usb sticks in my pockets, I'm a teacher.

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I've seen at least one post with a Lexar USB drive recently here, it's actually one of those that can be plugged to USB-c and the old type of USB ports as well. I have one in my keychain and it's a fast method to transfer files from my phone to my laptop, and doesn't need any kind of connection- no bluetooth, no internet, no nothing.

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My phone is always with me. I have a usb stick on my keychain.

Strange comment.

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I carried a small USB stick for years and I think I used it once or twice in that time. It turns out transferring files between computers without a network is kind of a niche use case.

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I do.

I should post more, but I have the same things in my pocket today I did then so that might be boring. I do rotate the knife and light on occasion.

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I used to carry a bootable USB stick that I used for PC repair stuff. It got screwed up a few years ago and stopped working and I haven't gotten around to rebuilding it. Haven't been doing that at my job to really need it as much either.

All my files I need on the go are synced to my phone.

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Literally everyone has a phone, and what the hell is a "usb drive"? I have usb drives on my devices, but I've never even owned a dedicated usb drive in my life.

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