Whats The Point In Usb C For Storage?

[Quenched]

Will someone please explain to me, what is the point of USB C for music, when you can't yet buy USB C drives? 

 

Someone I know has just bought a brand new car, and it has a USB C port built into the car. 

It says in the manual that its suitable for playing music through or charging your phone etc. 

 

But and this is the question, how can USB C be used for music if you can't yet buy a USB C drive for storing music on?

 

My car uses the more traditional USB A for music and works just fine, so can't understand why new cars only have the USB C ports. 

 

It actually says in the manual that a convertor can be purchased so that you can insert a USB A drive into the converter which has a USB C connector at the other end, and insert that into the car. But isn't that just going to be more cumbersome?

 

Will there be USB C drives in the future? I certainly haven't seen any yet. 

[DDIL]

You can play music through your phone using the USB C connector. 

//Will there be USB C drives in the future? I certainly haven't seen any yet. //

Not looked very hard have you!

[DDIL]

apologies pressed too soon, meant to add some links to that strange and modern shop Amazon!

SanDisk 164113 256GB Ultra Dual Drive USB Type-C Flash Drive , for smartphones, tablets, Macs and computers,Black : Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

 

[bhg481]

I have a couple of USB-C drives, both of them also have a USB-A connection as well. The advantage of USB-C is that the connection can be made either way up.

[ToraToraTora]

USB is nothing to do with the storage. It is merely a connector type that can be used on many perihperal functions.  There are converters of USB x to USB y, in fact there are connectors for just about anything to anything.

[Buenchico]

Cars sold in the UK are basically the same models which are sold within the EU.  (i.e. with the obvious exception of making them right-hand drive, manufacturers probably aren't going to make models specifically for this country).  So the EU's Common Charger Directive, which ensures that USB-C is the universal standard for charging devices, will apply to them:
https://commission.europa.eu/news/eu-common-charger-rules-power-all-your-devices-single-charger-2024-12-28_en

(The UK is considering something along the same lines anyway though: https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/common-charger-for-electrical-devices-call-for-evidence/common-charger-for-electrical-devices-call-for-evidence ).

So it's the charging functionality of the port, rather than anything to do with playing music, which forces it to be USB-C, rather than USB-A.

USB-C flash drives are sold in Currys though:
https://www.currys.co.uk/computing/data-storage/usb-flash-drives/usb-c-flash-drives

[ToraToraTora]

But and this is the question, how can USB C be used for music if you can't yet buy a USB C drive for storing music on?

My car uses the more traditional USB A for music and works just fine, so can't understand why new cars only have the USB C ports. 

get one of these: https://tinyurl.com/4wd48w56

[barry1010]

And Argos 

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/7845251?clickSR=slp:term:usb%20flash%20drive:10:1923:1

[ToraToraTora]

ok try this:

Amazon.com User Recommendation?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ha5X92RPsnEfvNzpdnVWSF7W6aoR8PceYTOKDuCQElgbCCcJbBFxlNvBkafQ04SVSphKRlpSrINwtc24tHZF0vri9Y_XHhOYaNekQgQVru1VbG-AwuNfibD1Qo5cY80YKD0hVovn_ug3JLCV8dyIWbAA7dzyFSV3x-lXwCyXZYZ6L2OzFFnfF-N3TEz_j-qySSwlmX_Pr_MKaP1aZov1rMmVHR7cxJFvMtPGWW6SmAA.0uJCf8NX5Vpur6csiu-YKIhYKOkkQJvye5Y2JuMFEyw&dib_tag=se&keywords=usb+a+to+c+adapter&qid=1748007790&sr=8-5

 

[Quenched]

Thanks guys, I just bought one now off Temu 👍

Its got USB A one end and USB C at the other end, good for me in the future, and apparently I can now back up my photos 😉

[ToraToraTora]

so disaster averted then! 😁

[barry1010]

What size have you bought, Quenched,?

[Quenched]

barry1010, 

64gb. 

I've killed two birds with one stone today, as I've discovered the USB C drive, which is news I can pass onto my friend for their car, and apparently I can back up my photos which is causing me misery.

I just hope my phone recognises the USB C drive, which it should do, but I've never plugged anything into it other than my USB C charger. 

Fingers crossed ✌️

[barry1010]

What phone have you got? 

Have you backed the photos up to your PC too?

[Quenched]

barry1010, 

My phone is 

HUAWEI P30

Model ELE-L29

Released 2019, March 26

 

But doesn't charge wirelessly. 

 

Just got to wait and see if it recognises the new USB C drive. 

 

I mean it obviously fits physically, but will the hardware match up with the software? 

[Quenched]

barry1010. 

 

https://m.gsmarena.com/huawei_p30-9530.php

 

[barry1010]

Have you backed your photos and vids up to your PC yet?

The flash drive should work fine with your phone

[Quenched]

barry1010, 

I only ordered it today online, so its not with me yet. 

 

Worse case sinario is I will just back them up to my computer anyway. 

 

I just tend to worry these days that where is the ultimate place to back up precious photos that are priceless and can't be replaced at all. 

 

In times gone by people would have photos developed, and I recently seen proper photos of my family which are 100 years old, but I can't imagine digital files on any storage device last 100 years can you?

 

I used to back up photos and videos on blank cds or dvds, but I dug some out recently, and they are suffering damage where they become stained looking, and won't read. So that was a devastating discovery, and I recently put everything on a expensive external hard drive. But how safe is that?

 

If I wanted to get all my photos on printed photos, it will take me years, as I have probably 10,000 photos because we snap pics these days nearly every day. 

But in days gone by we might take a photo once a month if you were lucky, and wait until the film was full, and get it developed. 

 

But today we are over run with pics. 

 

What or where is the safest place to store precious photos these days? 

[barry1010]

I wouldn't rely on a flash drive bought from Temu. I only buy reliable drives from reputable sources.

As your photos and vids are in your Google account you can log in to it on your PC and download them that way. You don't need a flash drive to do that

[DDIL]

Why buy it from Temu?

[ToraToraTora]

listen to barry, use a cloud store thene it's accessible from anywhere and backed up. I use Onedrive.