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Re:Ever Plugged a USB in Wrong? (2019) by Brave-Steak on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @01:34PM (#22047804)
Okay, and what’s your trick for knowing which way around the plug is?

Edit: Whoops, meant port.

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Re:Ever Plugged a USB in Wrong? (2019) by SamBam on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @02:15PM (#22048219)
No idea why no one else has mentioned: if the usb is horizontal, the side with the two open holes is 99% of the time the "up" side.

No need for USB logos or anything.

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Re:Ever Plugged a USB in Wrong? (2019) by falcolas on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @01:50PM (#22047976)
The cable has the “thick” part on the bottom, when you hold it with the USB symbol up.

The port is orientated “up” on the device (that is, the thick portion is on top), or orientated up with regards to the motherboard if it’s sideways. Most devices that accept USB provide these orientations.

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Re:Ever Plugged a USB in Wrong? (2019) by kzrdude on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @01:51PM (#22047979)
It has a symbol printed on the side that's "up".
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Re:Ever Plugged a USB in Wrong? (2019) by pwinnski on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @11:29AM (#22055610)
People keep saying this, but I have at least a half-dozen (admittedly cheap) USB cables with no symbol or logo printed on them at all.
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Re:Ever Plugged a USB in Wrong? (2019) by kzrdude on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @05:19PM (#22059409)
Oh that's no good. Time to grab a pocket knife and make some marks. :)
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Re:Ever Plugged a USB in Wrong? (2019) by rdlw on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @01:48PM (#22047955)
The logo on the connector usually corresponds to the top/right of the plug
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