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Old smartphone as external data storage – How, Why, and Why not

Old smartphone as external data storage – How, Why, and Why not

Posted on December 5, 2020August 27, 2023 By Jarvis

So you’re in need of a bit of data storage, and you’ve got a drawer full of old phones. This was the situation I found myself in this past week – and I had questions. Today I’d like to share with you what I’d learned, what I think you might want to try, and which bits and pieces of this situation you’ll do well to avoid.

As a graphic designer and a data hoarder, I’ve owned quite a few external hard drives over the past couple of decades.
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