Maybe I'll save you some trouble...

Nobody EVER talks about backing up your USB/ thumb/ flash drives (Whatever your preference) until you break yours and suddenly it's "Well you backed it up, right?", like the answer is obviously "YES! OF course I did, every day. Doesn't everyone? PSshhh.." Who knew one little bump and all my school assignments are lost forever! This is what I worry about with technology. We get too comfortable putting our trust in it, and then when you least expect it it lets you down. 32 missing assignments and 5 lost papers later, I leave you this advice: Back up (copy your files from your USB drive to a drive that won't suddenly break) your USB drive as often as possible, especially if you have a paper due the next day to prevent stress, anger, and a lot of wasted time. :(

R.I.P