So I "washed" my USB thumb drive...now what?

@pitstop (14095)
Australia
September 21, 2017 10:32am CST
I had left my thumb drive in my pants pocket and inadvertently chucked it in the washing machine and ended up washing my pant with the USB pen drive. I'm trying to dry it well before I use it. Any tips on what to do before I use it so I can still access the files in it?
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (47677)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
21 Sep 17
I've never needed to do this, but apparently putting it in uncooked rice will dry it out. Good luck.
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Pitstop
@pitstop (14095)
• Australia
22 Sep 17
I've heard of that for phones that get wet. Maybe I should try it for this too.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (47677)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
22 Sep 17
@pitstop Hope it works. Let us know if it does or doesn't.
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Pitstop
@pitstop (14095)
• Australia
22 Sep 17
@BarBaraPrz I've just left it to air dry. Will test it after a few days.
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