💡Important advice

Some students have lost their Virtual Machines due to memory limitations in 42 sessions or because of the periodic cleanup of the sgoinfre directory. To avoid setbacks and protect your work, it's highly recommended to use an external storage device—such as an SSD or a high-performance USB key—for your projects.

External storage isn’t just a backup solution; it’s a strategic investment that will serve you throughout many future projects in the 42 curriculum. Choose wisely: avoid cheap, low-performance devices. High data transfer speed is essential for efficiency and slow down as much possible the latency with your virtual machine.

🔧 Recommended Devices:

🔹 SSD Kingstone

Transfert technologie	Transfert speed	Space	Price
USB 3.2 Gen 2	2000 Mo/s	1024Go	100

• Excellent performance thanks to USB 3.2 technology

• Fast and reliable for large projects

• Price: Around €100 – a bit of an investment, but worth it for serious use

Kingston XS2000 1TB SSD External USB 3.2 Gen 2 Portable External Solid State Drive - SXS2000/1000GAmazon.fr

SSD for safety project

🔹 Data Traveller USB - Kingstone

Transfert technologie	Transfert speed	Space	Price
USB 3.2 Gen 2	900 Mo/s	256 Go	39

• Budget-friendly alternative

• Still offers an impressive transfer speed of up to 900 MB/s

• Ideal for students with limited funds but who still want solid performance

Kingston DataTraveler Max - 256GB - USB 3.2 Gen 2 - USB Type-C Flash Drives - Up to 1000MB/s read, 900MB/s writeAmazon.fr

Flash USB with hight transfers for safety project