What Size Flash Drive Do I Need to Backup my Computer?

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Jerry· Answered on Mar 15, 2024

Technically, you can back up your PC to a flash drive, including a USB drive. A flash drive is the first choice to save your data because it is relatively small, easy to carry, and works well with most computers.

As for what size flash drive you need to back up your computer, normally, Windows recommends 16GB size of the drive is enough.

However, it is widely accepted that using at least a 32GB flash drive to back up a Windows system is better. It depends on how many applications and other stuff are on your computer. For example, if you plan to back up 20GB of data, you should have a flash drive larger than 20GB, leaving a little extra space because some free space is always useful. Besides, for a small Windows 10 system, a 16G flash drive is enough. There are a variety of sizes of flash drives, such as 8 GB, 16GB, 32GB, and 128GB, and you can choose the size of a flash drive according to your actual needs.

But how to back up a computer to a flash drive? There are many ways out. Using professional backup software is the easiest and most time-saving way. In this case, professional backup software - EaseUS Todo Backup, comes to help.

EaseUS Todo Backup is a professional backup and recovery utility. It can help you automatically back up your file to an external hard drive and store the backup in different locations, such as the local drive, NAS, Security Zone, and Cloud. With it, you can also clone a hard drive and create an iso image from hard drives. It will be a great helper for you to back up your computer to a flash drive.

Generally speaking, a 32G flash drive is enough to back up your computer, but your actual needs matter.