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The internal storage that comes with devices like phones, tablets, PCs, MacBooks, and game consoles can fill up quickly. It means that you sometimes have to spend time taking inventory of what you have stored on the drive and delete things just to make room.

It can be disruptive, and you may end up letting go of things that aren't essential but would be nice to have around. Sure, you can upload what you need to a cloud storage service. However, subscription fees can rack up if the free plan doesn't suffice, and it's not a good idea to store everything on the cloud . But if you have a few extra storage devices in your kit, all these problems would practically disappear.

You need several types of storage devices for different scenarios. For instance, a microSD card is great for quickly expanding storage. It's also essential for devices that don't come with internal storage, such as some digital cameras and drones.…