You will find that in order to add, store and remove data to a Raspberry Pi, you have three main options:

• SD/SDHC card
• USB flash drive
• USB hard disk drive

You can also use network drives, USB DVD-R drives and NAS devices (perhaps powered by a Raspberry Pi!) for additional storage, but those listed above should be considered your three primary options.

We’ll take a look at the three options in more detail, how they can be used most effectively and at any shortcomings or drawbacks.

How to Add USB Storage to the Raspberry Pi (MakeUseOf)