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The Universal Serial Bus was designed with hotswapping in mind, although the slot is powered it has firmware that tells it when it should or should not provide electricity, It is perfectly safe to insert and remove USB devices at a whim, just be cautious of bending the slots as they are powered and a short could happen if you abuse it

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