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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1704957" data-attributes="member: 56379">&quot;USB drives&quot; are all about the port they are plugged into (the USB port).&nbsp; Thus both a USB thumb drive and an external USB &quot;spinner&quot; HD…are both &quot;USB drives.&nbsp; An external DVD drive plugged into the USB port is also a &quot;USB Drive&quot;.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />A 32gig thumb drive is large enough to have an OS installed on it (and boot the computer from).&nbsp; But I've always heard that thumb drives really aren't the best for doing this.&nbsp; Not really built for this sort of thing…and not as durable as a SSD drive. &nbsp;I say just use (if you have one)…or purchase one…and external &quot;spinner&quot; HD for this purpose.&nbsp; Install a copy of the OS you want to be able to boot your computer from (just like you would for an internal drive).- Nick</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1704957, member: 56379"] "USB drives" are all about the port they are plugged into (the USB port). Thus both a USB thumb drive and an external USB "spinner" HD…are both "USB drives. An external DVD drive plugged into the USB port is also a "USB Drive".:) A 32gig thumb drive is large enough to have an OS installed on it (and boot the computer from). But I've always heard that thumb drives really aren't the best for doing this. Not really built for this sort of thing…and not as durable as a SSD drive. I say just use (if you have one)…or purchase one…and external "spinner" HD for this purpose. Install a copy of the OS you want to be able to boot your computer from (just like you would for an internal drive). - Nick [/QUOTE]

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