USB

For this section, we are exploring how a program can respond to events triggered by USB devices. With this knowledge, when a specific USB device is plugged in, we can take several actions – for example, automatically start a backup process, launch an application, or execute a custom script.

Application

I like to keep my files organized, but every time I lend my flash disk to a friend, they just put all the files in the root directory with no organization whatsoever. Now, I have a messy storage device and an unstable friendship. Imagine (a hundred times worse) a root directory looks like the following:

.
├── music_2.wav
├── picture_10.png
├── Book_2009.pdf
├── Manual_1.pdf
└── Manual_2.pdf

To keep things cool between my friend and me, I created a program that automates keeping things organized in my flash drive.

A quick refresher

The Universal Serial Bus...