What do you think they take the pictures with?

I carry one with Ventoy on it with the below ISOs I occasionally use to fix computers. Never used it to transfer files.

• Debian 12 (my daily driver OS)
• Windows 11
• Kali
• Rescatux
• DBAN

The phone is probably because they're taking a photo with it

USB drive though I'm not sure. I carry one with my keys

@Chev I point out in my posts that a phone, pocket computer, camera, dopamine rectangle, surveillance device, whatever you want to call it, is (a less important) part of my EDC, and I use it to take the photo.

I do actually carry a thumb drive!
Sure, the cloud works, but to me it's way less clunky to use a thumb drive than upload files over email and download stuff, creating digital clutter. It's also USB-C+A so I can transfer large files from my pocket computer to backpack computer if needed.

For the USB drive, I assume it's because people are just lulled by the cloud backup systems nowadays.

Some workplaces don't allow unknown usb devices to be plugged in to reduce the threat of malware so I don't keep one on me as an edc but I'll keep a few at home

I don’t carry a usb drive because I rarely need a file right away with no warning.

My phone isn't in a picture because it's a camera....

And I have usb sticks in my pockets, I'm a teacher.

I've seen at least one post with a Lexar USB drive recently here, it's actually one of those that can be plugged to USB-c and the old type of USB ports as well. I have one in my keychain and it's a fast method to transfer files from my phone to my laptop, and doesn't need any kind of connection- no bluetooth, no internet, no nothing.

I used to carry a bootable USB stick that I used for PC repair stuff. It got screwed up a few years ago and stopped working and I haven't gotten around to rebuilding it. Haven't been doing that at my job to really need it as much either.

All my files I need on the go are synced to my phone.

I do.

I should post more, but I have the same things in my pocket today I did then so that might be boring. I do rotate the knife and light on occasion.

I carried a small USB stick for years and I think I used it once or twice in that time. It turns out transferring files between computers without a network is kind of a niche use case.

My phone is always with me. I have a usb stick on my keychain.

Strange comment.

Literally everyone has a phone, and what the hell is a "usb drive"? I have usb drives on my devices, but I've never even owned a dedicated usb drive in my life.