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Considering they lack internal batteries, how do standard USB flash drives actually manage to permanently trap your data?

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Considering they lack internal batteries, how do standard USB flash drives actually manage to permanently trap your data?

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Considering they lack internal batteries, how do standard USB flash drives actually manage to permanently trap your data?
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