<div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Dec 31, 2022 at 06:52 Ian Bruntlett <<a href="mailto:ian.bruntlett@gmail.com">ian.bruntlett@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi,</div><div><br></div><div> I have a couple of USB flash drives that *might* have gone in the washing machine a few days ago. They seem to be bone dry.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I
am wondering - can I risk connecting them up to a computer to see if
they are still working? Or should I do something else? I have a USB
extension lead - would that be of help?<br></div><div></div></div></blockquote><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Some will be fine. The classic drying agent is rice. Toss the USB device in a bag with a cup of dry rice. Allow it to dry for a couple days.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Isolate the rice, dry in a warm oven or discard. Rice does risk a toxic fungus/bacteria so reuse as a drying agent or discard. Do save those do not eat silica gel packets. They work better than rice. Refresh them in a warm oven.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">An external powered USB hub is less expensive than computer repair. Many are fully encased with plastic and can be used after drying with paper towel. </div></div></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Tinny keyboard.. Mobile ... I am</div>