# Safe way to disinfect a memory stick?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-way-to-disinfect-a-memory-stick/739113>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 1, 2015, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-way-to-disinfect-a-memory-stick/739113 "2015-12-01T15:08:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-way-to-disinfect-a-memory-stick/739113/21 "2015-12-09T03:08:04Z")

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I expect that they probably completely wipe and refresh those demo machines on a very frequent schedule (somewhere between every night and every week).

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**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-way-to-disinfect-a-memory-stick/739113/22 "2015-12-09T05:14:32Z")

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Library machines run a program that automatically reset at each turnon.

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**Author:** ![toofs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-way-to-disinfect-a-memory-stick/739113/23 "2015-12-09T13:53:28Z")

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Leave it on a table at the Starbucks closest to Fox news headquarters.

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**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-way-to-disinfect-a-memory-stick/739113/24 "2015-12-10T00:32:37Z")

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> [@toofs](#):
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> Leave it on a table at the Starbucks closest to Fox news headquarters.

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