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How much more storage space does a USB flash drive have compared to a floppy disk?

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∙ 12y ago

Updated: 8/20/2019

A USB flash drive is a data storage device that includes flash memory with an integrated Universal Serial Bus interface. As of September 2011, drives of up to 256 gigabytes (GB) are available, while the floppy disk is around 8MB.

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