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Newer page:	version 14	Last edited on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 5:55:18 am	by AristotlePagaltzis	Revert
Older page:	version 13	Last edited on Saturday, March 20, 2004 5:35:28 am	by StuartYeates	Revert

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-A KeyDrive is basically a bit of flash memory with a [USB] interface. They're roughly as large as a thumb (so sometimes referred to as "thumb drive") and perfect for carrying one around on your keychain (hence the name "key drive"). Their capacity is commonly 128[MB], which makes them a more sensible contemporary means of transporting data than [FloppyDisk]s would be. You can even boot from one, if your [BIOS] knows how to talk to them. Some [LinuxDistribution]s are bootable directly from a KeyDrive, others can use a KeyDrive to make your home directory and other configuration data persistent.

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-~~Another cuse for [KeyDrive]s is for storing [GPG] [PrivateKey]s so that they are never written to the HardDrive~~ .

+A KeyDrive is basically a bit of flash memory with a [USB] interface. They're roughly as large as a thumb (so sometimes referred to as "thumb drive") and perfect for carrying one around on your keychain (hence the name "key drive"). A good use for them is to store your various [PrivateKey]s (for [SSH], [GPG], etc) so they are never written a HardDrive . Their capacity is commonly 128[MB], which makes them a more sensible contemporary means of transporting data than [FloppyDisk]s would be. You can even boot from one, if your [BIOS] knows how to talk to them. Some [LinuxDistribution]s are bootable directly from a KeyDrive, others can use a KeyDrive to make your home directory and other configuration data persistent.