AOMEI question to SIW2 about .iso disk with AOMEI Backupper 4.06

RolandJS said:

"....I'm going to totally wear out the only free USB port left that still works 100%"
One can purchase a female-to-male adapter that will take the hit for constant plugging things in and removing said things. Altex in Austin, just to use an example, sells them for about $5-6 apiece.

Thanks again RolandJS

I know you're busy, so I went around and researched this myself as best I can. I only posted it for confirmation its what you meant, and for others who come after me/you to find the same object if that fits their needs (even though the question I know does not lend itself to finding this answer hidden in here---but again I don't know your policy at making too many new posts on same subject with different outcomes?)

So thanks to you, this USB problem fixed! Still have other questions here but that was something I did not know that existed and so small too! Easy to leave it in port even if it dangles a bit .

I found four on Amazon for $8.59@

https://www.amazon.com/Pack-15cm-Adj...0+port+adapter

I know you know your stuff.... I guess I didn't describe my system that well as the only hit I got on
female-to-male adapter at Altex in Austin was this: https://www.altex.com/AdvancedSearch...dapter+USB+2.0

Mini is not what I have.

Ones I did not post that were overwhelming in number on various sites were called USB C (for 3.0 is what is commonly sold it seems to be the standard) My 2010 laptop is using 2.0 USB regular size (not even the "A" & "B" differential for which I use a longer cord 6" as one of the items I regularly plug and unplug from the USB Port and even a USB to "mini" I plug and unplug too, so I'm full of connectors---someday I'm going to lose data making too many wriggly connections and can't tape them solid as you want to be able to remove them.... So for all others with this problem (sorry RolandJS I could not rep you for that as I recently just did one for you but that idea deserves a rep even if I had to look for my particular model. You gave me the idea I was over-using my USB when I can wear out these instead and replace them!).

Hi Snick and mjf!!

APOLOGIES a lot for being away from keyboard here for a few weeks...

Will update you in a moment.

Excuses Excuses....was busy with new "Apple" product and its trial 2 week return period and more problems with it

Anyway, that is for another Forum.....

I have two questions!

1st is what are the rules here? Do I continue the topic we have begun here about Flash Drives and attaching them to a hub or not? Or should I move everything off (copying your and mine replies?) to a new thread so others can find it and users or members are not turned off by the AOMEI backup title I currently have...

(Improved title suggestions for the new thread are always welcome to make it clearer to others!)

2nd question.... about the Thumb Drives and hub.
Based upon the prior discussions above, before my 4 week absence,...I got an unpowered hub.
It works for many things.... (It does not work with the standard Apple 2.0 USB plug---so every time I backup or sync with new product using the Laptop described below in system and Windows 7 of course--I have to still unplug and re plug in the Apple USB in that one port I have left, and then unhook that and put back the USB plug with its hub----

So I'm still unhappy as its going to wear out my last good (available) USB 2.0 port.

So I still have questions about the old Laptop's now too small 500GB HDD [filled with data so only 30gb free!] inside the Laptop...

So this new question I'd write for this Forum, would become a hardware question more than a software (Windows7 ) question.

[Before I go further...I'm aware sadly that the expiration date for Windows 7 support is quickly approaching in 2020, April I think, so making this computer bigger is not a cost effective idea to hold all my additional new data under the Windows 7 operating system....hence....my using Flash Drives as cheats to take things off the laptop....but still running out of room as the tiny wordprocessing and photography items are still filling up the space!!] So its monetarily more attractive to try to enlarge the capacity of the "C" Drive inside the Laptop.

(I've seen You Tubes on "how" to physically do this---no problem there but what they do not reveal is I have still no idea how the licensed programs and their data is going to get from old HDD to new HDD or SSD without tremendous cost or being charged for new licenses as its a "new" drive the program keys detect!).

So maybe now you can understand how my simple "hardware" issue can become a complicated duplicating Windows 7 and its items "software" issue which is proper and appropriate for posting here. (again let me know what you think before I post the stuff in a new thread or here in greater detail) (Thanks!)

Snick says::

Snick said:

2.5" HDD are real cheap, probably not much over the cost of a multi-port USB hub. You could then purchase a case with cable connector included and use the drive you replaced as an external hard drive and additional storage! 2.5" external drives are powered by the USB connection itself & doesn't require an additional power supply.

and mjf replied:

mjf said:

USB flash drives can draw more current (or power if you like with a 5v rail) than you think. If you are going to plug in multiple flash drives I still recommend a powered hub.
What Is the Difference Between Powered Non-Powered USB Hubs? | Chron.com

Which would be true if and when those "few" times (I mean like twice a year) I'm trying to copy from one flash drive to another and would have two flash drives plugged in at same moment, as I don't currently have room in my onboard laptop HDD to store the entire contents of one flash drive 32 GB or so and transfer it to another drive (remember most of these are "backups" using third party software....so there is nothing "smaller" to divide off and copy off in pieces...its one whole backup or "nothing" at all... Does this make sense? I can rewrite it again....if it does not make sense...

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To go backwards and reply to Snick again... thanks for the idea of the separate folders for each thumb drive.... I would love to have a 1.5 or larger TB HDD inside this Laptop!

(I already use the slow old 500GB HDD I took out the day this new Laptop was purchased as an external backup drive inside a case--but unfortunately I have to first ERASE my prior backup to put a new one on there with standard compression ---can't fit two 450 GB memories into one 500 GB unit! Even with Macrium which is the only Backup I have working as I never got my License number located for AOMEI to upgrade to 4.06 as this topic was originally about!)

About the installing of the HDD of a larger capacity. I can't see getting Windows 10 in a new laptop....why? I'd be here complaining about every single program that says it can't upgrade to the Windows 10 unless I get a new license as its a "new" computer...

Nothing against this but I realize that its just a function of the company: Microsoft making sure nobody copies a single program from one device to another without paying the price of admission for another year's worth of licenses such that I can't afford to even buy the cheapest new version of a laptop--when my computing power still requires Desktop with Co-processors etc Not even into 3D rendering yet and that technology is getting old already!.

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Thanks everyone here for reading and commenting on this problem!