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I have to wonder - are there any USB sticks available that have a read-only toggle like floppies used to have?

• fuzzfactor 4y ago
  The original USB sticks had this, but it was no longer included as the devices became commoditized.
• moreati 4y ago
  No, or very niche, and there's no guarantee that those few that do have write protect enforce it in hardware. For cases when you absolutely most not allow the flash content to be modified there are USB devices called write blockers. They're used mainly in forensics, where the data might be used as evidence in court and there needs to be clear chain of custody and an audit trail to say the bits analysed are the same as the bits when the device was first seized.
• hoppyhoppy2 4y ago
  They exist but they're more expensive. One brand is Kanguru: https://www.kanguru.com/collections/kanguru-usb-drives-with-a-physical-write-protect-switch https://www.kanguru.com/collections/kanguru-usb-drives-with-...
• acka 4y ago
  You might want to have a look at USB SD card readers instead of USB sticks. Many (most?) (normal and mini but not micro size) SD cards and adapters have write-protect slider switches. Be careful though, I've found some of these sliders to be rather flimsy, I've had several break off or fall out of SD cards and adapters over the years.