Many of us have accidentally deleted files from our USB drives, or maybe even did so intentionally only to regret it later. But there may be hope for recovery.

Thanks to the flexibility of Linux, it's possible to run the OS directly from a USB drive, but is that the right approach? Here are the pros and cons.

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