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How to physically clean a USB connector safely
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Mar 15, 202672765 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I have a USB flash drive, and the male USB connector on it has gotten rather disgustingly sticky (lent it to colleague with small child, he let the child play with it (never again)) Can anyone advise on how to give it a throrough clean? I've given it a wipe using dry cloth and gotten the worst off,…
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Isopropyl alcohol (aka: Rubbing alcohol). You may be able to buy some at a local pharmacy/chemist, but I usually have to get mine online. It's great for cleaning off cooked-on thermal paste - it shouldn't have an issue with some sticky finger stuff.
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