Most people use pen drives solely to store photos and videos. Few people know that pen drives can be used in many other ways, including as a computer key.

Very few people know about these uses of pen drives.

If you're using your pen drive solely to store photos and videos, you're not fully utilizing it. In fact, most people use it solely to store files or photos and videos. Few people realize that it has many magical uses and can be used for more than one purpose. Today, we're going to tell you how you can use your pen drive.

A pen drive will become the key to your computer.

Just like a car key, you can turn a pen drive into your computer. This feature can be very useful if you don't want to type in a password every time you log in. Tools like USB Raptor allow you to lock and unlock your system directly from the pen drive. Like a key, your system will log in as soon as you insert the pen drive and lock as soon as you remove it.

Apps can be stored

You can also use a pen drive to store apps. In fact, apps like Chrome, Firefox, and TeamViewer come in portable versions that you can store on a pen drive. The advantage is that you can install them on any system and use them anywhere. You won't need to set up the apps repeatedly.

Password Manager

People use password managers to remember different passwords, but online password managers can be hacked. Therefore, you can use a pen drive as a password manager. You can create an encrypted database file and store your login credentials in one place. This file can only be opened with the password you set, making it less vulnerable to hacking.

Will work as a backup device

Windows has a built-in File History feature. If you keep your pen drive connected to your computer, this feature continuously backs up your documents and other files. This allows you to restore a file from your pen drive if you accidentally delete it.