Personal Storage - Kingston Knowledge Center
Learn about the benefits of storage solutions like SSDs, USB flash drives, and memory cards. Read about the latest storage technology for cameras, smartphones, drones, and more.
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Understanding the Naming Conventions and Labels of SD and microSD Cards
How can a SD or microSD card be rated at both C10 and U3 if one means 10MB/s and the other means 30MB/s? Let us explain.
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Upgrading Your SSD? Upgrade Your Computer’s Security too with Self-Encrypted SSDs
We show you how selecting the right SSD can upgrade both your performance and your security.
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How to Use a USB Flash Drive on Windows PC
Learn how to find the drive in Windows Explorer, open files, and copy files to and from a USB flash drive on Windows 10.
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USB-C Explained
USB-C is a small, slim connector. Its symmetrical and reversible shape is what makes it popular.
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A Guide to Speed Classes for SD and microSD Cards
What does Speed Class C10 mean? What is a UHS Class and V Class? It relates directly to how fast the device needs to write the data.
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A Guide to SD and microSD Card Types
What is SDHC, SDXC, SDUC and microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC, and microSDUC? What should I use for each type of device? We will guide you on selecting the right card for your gear.
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Using a USB Drive on a Mac
We will go over how to use a USB drive, thumb drive, flash drive, pendrive, etc, on a Mac computer.
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How to Select the Right Memory Card for Your Use
There are many factors in choosing a memory card such as speed, capacity and device type. We’ll help you choose the right card.
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Choosing a microSD Card for Your Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch comes with 32GB of internal storage, expandable with a microSD card that will hold more games. But how do you pick a card?
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Using an Encrypted USB Flash Drive with an iPhone or iPad
You can read and write to an encrypted USB flash drive with an iPad or iPhone with the right adaptor. Here’s how.
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Choosing microSD Cards for Your Drone Adventures
How fast does the write speed and capacity of a microSD card for drones really need to be? How many cards do you need?
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What is the difference between memory and storage?
Understand the difference between a storage medium and a system's dynamic random-access memory.
