Okay so I recently brought a 64GB flash drive, I intend it to have all my important video and music on it along with other things and keep it with me all the time.
What I am wondering. Can I install programmes like MS Works, MYOB accounting, Photoshop on it and then run those programmes off the flashdrive on any computer I sit down at? I might also install some of my games onto it if I can.
Also if at a latter date I want to transfer those files onto a computer can I just copy and paste them from the flashdrive onto the computers memory and have them work right away? Would I need to install them and enter the CD keys again or would the simple copy/paste work?
I thought if I can so this I'll put all my programmes on the drive so I dont need to carry those CD's around with me when I start traveling latter this year.
If you can install it on the flashdrive will the preformance of the programmes/games be effected since they are bottle necked by the theoretical 4.5MB read time?
Runnning off a flash drive
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Runnning off a flash drive
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Re: Runnning off a flash drive
Yup, it's what i do sometimes on my 8 GB, my whole iTunes library is on it right now.Teaos wrote:Okay so I recently brought a 64GB flash drive, I intend it to have all my important video and music on it along with other things and keep it with me all the time.
What I am wondering. Can I install programmes like MS Works, MYOB accounting, Photoshop on it and then run those programmes off the flashdrive on any computer I sit down at? I might also install some of my games onto it if I can.
This I do as well, you just have to put them somewhere, wait for them to be moved, then play it. All the data will be transfered, as well as this.Also if at a latter date I want to transfer those files onto a computer can I just copy and paste them from the flashdrive onto the computers memory and have them work right away? Would I need to install them and enter the CD keys again or would the simple copy/paste work?
Make sure any cracks you need are on there and ready to be applied or are already applied, otherwise you wont be able to run them.I thought if I can so this I'll put all my programmes on the drive so I dont need to carry those CD's around with me when I start traveling latter this year.
Yes, they will be slowed down, you won't be able to run any high end games at high performance or anything, but photoshop, Word, anything like that will be fine.If you can install it on the flashdrive will the preformance of the programmes/games be effected since they are bottle necked by the theoretical 4.5MB read time?