How to safely use VSS when using a working directory on a thumb drive?

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Published on 2009-05-01T12:41:32Z Indexed on 2010/05/23 4:30 UTC
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I know putting code into VSS in general is as safe as putting money into a mutual fund run by Bernard Madoff, but I don't have the luxury of ditching it for subversion.

That said, I need to be able to write code on two machines, I'm considering checking out code to a flash thumb drive.

Anyone know in advance what I should/shouldn't do to avoid loss of work? Do I need to ensure the drive letter stays the same?

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