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Replace lost USB flash drive caps for free

Posted on January 10, 2006 by Christian

I use USB 2.0 flash drives for a lot of different things: backups, moving files between machines, playing music files on different devices. I also tend to lose their caps which drives me nuts because I’m afraid they’ll get damaged in my pocket or backpack. Then I discovered that the plastic USB caps that come on any Apple USB product make nice (and free) replacements. Just use a pair of sharp scissors or a knife to remove the plastic prongs designed to hold the cable, and your USB flash drive is safe and secure once again.

7 thoughts on “Replace lost USB flash drive caps for free”

Anonymous on January 28, 2006 at 3:55 am said:

so wher do i get Apple USB product for free?

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Christian Cantrell on January 31, 2006 at 11:58 pm said:

Well, that part you have to pay for. If you’re an Apple user, though, you have a drawer somewhere full of them.

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Joey Bailey on February 2, 2006 at 7:15 pm said:

ok then its not free

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nathan on January 27, 2008 at 12:12 pm said:

I need a sony nw-e005 usb cap as i bought my mp3 but i didn’t get a usb cap with it. can someone please tell me where i can get one from? Thanks

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vijith on May 1, 2008 at 12:01 am said:

unfortunately i have lost the cap of my
flash drive. i want one cap

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Mihai on July 25, 2009 at 7:30 am said:

If you ever purchase a HDMI cable, it should come with 2 protector caps attached (one at each end). The HDMI caps are a perfect fit for using as replacement usb flash drive caps.

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Alison on July 22, 2010 at 1:15 am said:

Top tip! I am now out of the doghouse for having lost the top of my Huawei mobile connect dongle on Eurostar.
Have retained the clips to secure the extension cable.
Many thanks, again

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