Flash drives have their benefits. They allow the user to share data in a portable, easy-to-use USB port. But although they have their definite benefits, they also have their downsides. We are comparing all of this to saving data in Cloud storage. A flash drive is physical, which means that it already has letdowns. It can be broken or lost. You data saved on a Cloud can't be destroyed and is relatively safe. Google provides its users with a very safe and reliable Cloud storage, unlike your flash drive which has no policy for if you break it. The data on flash drives can't be shared as easily. On a Cloud storage, you can easily share data to other devices, even if the device is thousands of miles away. You can't share the data on your flash drive to someone thousands of miles away, or at least not easily. The flash drive is the greatest competitor to sharing data on your Cloud, but it is clear in the end that saving data to a Cloud is more reliable, safe, and easier to share.