Question 1

is it compatible with windows 8 and 10?

Accepted Answer

it is compatible with all microsoft operating systems since XP including 8, 8.1 and 10

Question 2

I need help in installing and backing up with my SanDisk. 8gb and have a asus computer and have windows 8-wld chrome or firefox do better? I am computer illiterate..thank you

Accepted Answer

You have a great flash drive. I have the same one. If you are running windows 8 or 8.1 and can upgrade to windows 10, I would upgrade asap. Your flash drive needs to be formatted and without knowing your skill level I would suggest to search either Google or Yahoo on how to format your flash drive. I used my flash drive to store a copy of my system when upgrading to win 10. If you follow the procedure on Google or Yahoo you should have no problem. I had tons of space on my flash drive so unless you have downloaded the entire library of congress you should have room to spare. I did not like win 8 or 8.1 and after upgrading to win 10 several problems I was having went away. As far as Chrome or Firefox that will be your call. I have used Firefox 10 years and I use Chrome on my Chrome-book. IE in Win 10 is darn good also. Get with a friend that runs these programs and ask which one they are using. I have found that asking friends in your area may lead to a mentoring friendship. I hope this helps and I hope you enjoy 'playing computers!'

Question 3

What is the write speed in MB per second?

Accepted Answer

average read rate is about 30 MB/s and write rate of 2-4 MB/s.  This will be affected by what you are using it for and what else is running/using disk i/o at that time.

Question 4

I bought two of these and formatted both. One formatted to 116GB and the other to 119GB. Why is there a 3gb difference in the two when formatted??

Accepted Answer

both formatted on the same machine? I've seen this when formatting on XP and another on win 7. XP would short the drive

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