De-Crapify your Flash Drive and remove U3
Jake Bechtold | October 3, 2008
As much as I love my 8GB SanDisk Cruzer Micro, I can’t stand that darn U3 Software. U3 is a software bundle stored on a protected partition on a flash drive that emulates a CD-ROM when it’s plugged into a Windows machine.
While it’s cool to have pre-bundled portable apps, some like their own. Furthermore, I run a Mac- which U3 does not work with.
The U3 removal tool comes from U3, so you know it works. The only downside? It’s a Windows app- so if you run Mac or Linux you’ll have to borrow a friends computer to remove it. After removal, you gain 6MB of space and 10-15 sec less for load time. To me, that’s worth the removal.
U3 Removal Tool [via Lifehacker]