Nexcopy Expands USB Scrub with Free Image Creation Tool

Nexcopy Inc., a leading manufacturer of USB duplicators and printers, has introduced a new image creation tool designed to make exact copies of master flash devices. This new functionality is an add-on to Nexcopy’s already popular USB Scrub utility, which was originally developed to remove old registry entries of mass storage devices in Windows 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. The addition allows users to create binary image files of USB flash drives, hard drives, and other mass storage devices, producing an archival copy that mirrors the original device at the lowest possible level.

Cyrus Riahi, Marketing Manager for Nexcopy, explains: “The utility is a binary process which captures boot code, partition table size, and file structure to create an exact copy of any mass storage device.” He adds, “The feature is a new addition to the USB Scrub software which cleans old registry entries to provide better performance from the host computer with relation to USB devices.”

The Nexcopy imaging feature is ideal for creating archival copies of bootable flash drives. The resultant file type is the industry-standard .img, making it compatible with Nexcopy’s PC-based USB duplicators and suitable for duplicating content to hundreds or thousands of drives. Because the utility works at the binary level, it is file system agnostic—handling Mac HFS, Linux distributions, Windows FAT and NTFS with equal ease.

There are some considerations: files larger than 4GB must be saved to an NTFS or exFAT partition because FAT32 cannot support single files that size. The tool also gives users control over when to stop the imaging process. It can capture an entire device, or stop at the end of valid data clusters, producing smaller image files that save time and storage space.

The software isn’t limited to USB flash drives. It can also create images of SD cards, CompactFlash, and microSD media, with no restriction beyond the host system’s storage capabilities.

The imaging utility is free to download at:
www.nexcopy.com/downloads/USBScrub.zip

Nexcopy offers a complete line of flash media solutions including USB duplicators, SD duplicators, microSD duplicators, and CF duplicators through a worldwide reseller network. The company is also recognized for USB inkjet printing systems and copy protection solutions for USB flash drives and Apple mobile products. Contact Nexcopy for more details.

About Nexcopy Incorporated:
Nexcopy Incorporated develops and manufactures feature-rich flash memory duplicators and has pioneered solid-state memory duplication since its founding. The company supplies Central and South America, Europe, India, Asia, the Pacific Rim, and serves the U.S. market from its headquarters:
13 Orchard Road Suite 102, Lake Forest, CA 92630
Tel: +1 949 481 6478
Email: contact @ nexcopy.com
https://www.nexcopy.com

Nexcopy Introduces USB7P Printer for Full-Color Custom Flash Drives

Branding products is nothing new in the marketing world, but Nexcopy has made it easier than ever to apply branding to one of the most versatile technologies in use today—the USB flash drive. With the new USB7P full-color inkjet printer, businesses can bring their logos, designs, or promotional images directly to life on the surface of USB devices. This solution gives resellers and end-users a practical way to enhance product value and make drives more engaging as giveaways, sales tools, or branded storage solutions.

Check out the demonstration video highlighting the product’s features and benefits:

For more information about customizing this video for the reseller channel, please contact Nexcopy directly. Their team can provide guidance on how to incorporate the printer into your product offerings or marketing strategy.

Source: Nexcopy Inc.

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A visual timeline of mobile storage—from floppies and Zip drives to USB flash and microSD—showing how capacity and portability evolved.

History of Portable Storage (Infographic) — created by the team at Nexcopy Company.

Toshiba Launches Exceria Pro CompactFlash Cards for Ultra-Fast DSLR Performance

Toshiba announced the launch of a new line of CompactFlash (CF) memory cards, the Exceria Pro series, specifically targeting the DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) market. The new cards are compatible with CF Revision 6.0 and promise performance even higher than the XQD format, previously developed by Nikon and Sony as a proprietary standard.

The initial lineup of 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB models was scheduled for release in Q2 2013 and boasted the world’s highest read speeds (up to 160MB/s) and write speeds (up to 150MB/s) at the time. Exceria Pro was designed to meet the growing demands of the high-end DSLR market, including high-resolution image capture, sustained continuous shooting, HD video recording, and rapid transfers to other devices.

Fully compliant with the UDMA7 high-speed interface, these CF cards deliver the speed required for professional DSLRs and video applications. Users working with VPG-20 standards for video capture will particularly benefit from this increased performance.

Market analysts at the time predicted that the CF card market would grow by as much as 50% between 2012 and 2015. With such momentum, Toshiba’s Exceria Pro stood as a well-positioned choice for professionals seeking speed and reliability. For production environments, this high-speed card also paired naturally with equipment like the Nexcopy CF Duplicator, offering an efficient way to manage bulk content loading.

Where Toshiba’s Exceria Pro CF Cards Stand Today

Toshiba’s Exceria Pro CompactFlash line landed in 2013 with headline numbers—up to 160 MB/s reads and 150 MB/s writes—that squarely targeted pro DSLR shooters. A decade later, the ground has shifted. The CompactFlash ecosystem has largely given way to CFexpress and fast SD variants, and Toshiba’s original CF product pages have disappeared in favor of newer media under the Kioxia brand (the company that now houses Toshiba’s former memory business). You can still find Exceria Pro CF cards through third-party sellers and residual retail listings, but there’s no evidence of active, first-party promotion or ongoing line refreshes. In other words: the product survives as legacy stock for customers keeping older bodies and workflows alive, not as a current strategic focus.

Sales mirror the broader media transition. As camera makers moved high-end bodies to CFexpress for 4K/8K video and faster burst buffers, demand for new CompactFlash SKUs shrank. That shift doesn’t render existing Exceria Pro cards useless—far from it. For studios and institutions running dependable CF-based bodies, the cards remain serviceable and appropriately quick for stills and 1080p/early-4K pipelines. But the growth energy in removable media has moved on, and most procurement today prioritizes CFexpress, UHS-II SD, and the reader infrastructure that goes with them.

A quick corporate note helps explain the branding changes. Toshiba’s flash memory unit—historically the inventor of NAND—was spun out and sold to a Bain-led consortium, then rebranded as Kioxia in 2019. Kioxia and Western Digital continue to co-produce NAND and set the pace on next-gen nodes; the Toshiba Corporation that remains is now a privately held conglomerate after delisting from the Tokyo Stock Exchange in December 2023. Practically, that means legacy “Toshiba” memory cards you see today represent earlier eras of the portfolio, while new removable media and SSDs arrive under Kioxia or partner labels.

For readers who track the business side: Toshiba no longer has a public ticker after the 2023 buyout. Kioxia—the memory company that evolved from Toshiba Memory—now trades in Tokyo. As of September 22, 2025, Kioxia Holdings (TYO:285A) last changed hands at ¥4,820. Treat that as a snapshot, not advice. If you’re deciding between buying remaining Exceria Pro CF cards and migrating to newer standards, the practical test is your camera roadmap. If you’ll keep CF bodies in service for years, stocking a small cache of known-good CF cards and a reliable UDMA-7 reader is sensible. If a body upgrade is on deck, step into CFexpress or high-end UHS-II and avoid sinking costs into a format that the market has moved past.