Comments on: Repair Tool of the Week: LostDrive

By: Gina Saikin

Gina Saikin — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:10:44 +0000

As I mentioned on some other page here…a marvelous free item is Belarc Advisor. True, it must be run from the webbrowser, and the output is in the browser, but it’s something one can run while the computer is still functioning OK (maintenance, right?) – it will give a ton of info about the computer and system –

http://www.belarc.com

Go there, and you’ll get a complete description of what Belarc can do. It’s helped me a lot when I’ve lost my key to a given program and forgot what it was when I had to reinstall, etc.

By: ComputerFix

ComputerFix — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:59:26 +0000

Car Keys, best ideal. Most companies don’t keep business data on the USB’s they take to clients houses. The other reason I wouldn’t want to lose my USB is because then the client has all the tools you gathered over the years, though they probably wouldn’t know how to use them.

By: Carolina Panthers

Carolina Panthers — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:33:06 +0000

Just like me, jrdtechnet. I am usually going all over town, transferring files and the like, so I need to have my USB on me.

By: Robin

Robin — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:34:14 +0000

Hi…Just want to say thanks for this…Real classic

By: jrdtechnet

jrdtechnet — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:06:51 +0000

I keep my usb attached to my car key, ergo I can’t leave my usb key behind or I’m not going anywhere.

By: Jm Boyd

Jm Boyd — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:33:39 +0000

Thumb drives themselves are relatively cheap and losing one is not really that big of a deal if you are wise enough to have the data on a back-up somewhere.

It’s the possibility of someone having access to your personal/business data (or personal information on you clients) stored on the drive that should be the bigger concern.

While it’s a good idea to have this little tool on the drive…it’s a better idea to use something that will actually protect the data on the drive via encryption or password protection.

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:20:13 +0000

one note worth making: if you have it attached to your housekeys, for the love of god, don’t put your house address on it. I did this for a while (not with this particular program, AutoIT I thin it was, before realising just how retarded it was. Phone number/email is very sufficient

By: Remote Computer Repair

Remote Computer Repair — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:23:27 +0000

Amen Webkinz! Computer Networking has a great idea too.

By: Webkinz

Webkinz — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:23:28 +0000

great tool. This should be added to anyone that uses a flash drive, not just technicians.

By: Computer Networking

Computer Networking — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:38:38 +0000

With all the computer repair tools that I have on my jump drive, it is by far the most important tool I possess. I just leave mine attached to my car-keys because If I didn’t, I’d probably be buying a new drive every week. But this way, I can’t leave the client’s location without it.