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Cloud File Storage
Although invented much earlier, cloud file storage became widely used by consumers beginning in 2006. Around this time, I began using Dropbox to save and retrieve files from any internet connected computer. Now, I use iCloud and Google to archive documents and files.

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Flash Drives and External Hard Drives
Media that plugs directly into a computer's USB port provided a quick storage option and extreme portability. I utilized this media in 2002 and continue to use it today.

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DVDs
DVDs are similar to CDs but provide much more storage space for large files such as multimedia and videos. I first used DVDs to store iMovie and iDVD files that I created with the first iMac I purchased (1999).

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CD ROMs
CDROMs became available for at-home data storage. Capacity became greater than the traditional floppy. CD-R allowed users to write files a single time and CD-RW allowed for users to use discs multiple times. I first used writable CDs when my school was refreshed with new computers with CD drives (1998).

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3 1/2 inch floppy
Smaller with more storage space and a hard outer covering. I used this disk in my late high school years to save files for my publications class (1991). I continued to use this disk through college and throughout my early teaching years (1993-1998).

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5 1/4 inch floppy
I used this disk in my 9th grade computer literacy course to save files such as simple word processing and programming files (1989).

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8 inch floppy diskette
I remember using a floppy disk to load programs such as Oregon Trail in 5th grade (1985).

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Magnetic tape reader/recorder.