sorry had to say it.
To pay for saying that I'll add some more suggestions.
I'd recommend plugging a USB hub into the computer's USB port and then plug the memory drive into that. It's unlikely the memory will damage the USB port, but it is much cheaper to replace a external USB hub than fix a computer's USB port.
The isopropyl alcohol bath and dry is very good advice, the alcohol mixes with water and evaporates quickly helping to pull any trapped water from inside and it can reduce/remove deposits and corrosion left from the water.
However the soap worries me, the memory is likely to work, but download everything off of the memory as quickly as possible and don't trust it in the future, the contacts where it plugs in are likely to tarnish and/or corrode and at 5 volts it's going to start having problems reading or writing new data.
If it isn't recognized or you have problems getting uncorrupted data go back to the Q-tip in alcohol mentioned above and use that to clean the contacts .
hmelton
God Bless
To pay for saying that I'll add some more suggestions.
I'd recommend plugging a USB hub into the computer's USB port and then plug the memory drive into that. It's unlikely the memory will damage the USB port, but it is much cheaper to replace a external USB hub than fix a computer's USB port.
The isopropyl alcohol bath and dry is very good advice, the alcohol mixes with water and evaporates quickly helping to pull any trapped water from inside and it can reduce/remove deposits and corrosion left from the water.
However the soap worries me, the memory is likely to work, but download everything off of the memory as quickly as possible and don't trust it in the future, the contacts where it plugs in are likely to tarnish and/or corrode and at 5 volts it's going to start having problems reading or writing new data.
If it isn't recognized or you have problems getting uncorrupted data go back to the Q-tip in alcohol mentioned above and use that to clean the contacts .
hmelton
God Bless