Distinguishing two jump drives?

I have learned, from recent unpleasant experience with nonreturnable wireless peripherals, to ask questions BEFORE I buy anything new.
I am considering buying a second jump drive, for easy and frequent backup of text files. (I am a writer and loathe the idea of losing work, so I not only Save frequently, but drag-and-drop my word files to a jump drive several times a day.)
Currently, my single jump drive appears as an icon ("Lexar") on my screen. What will happen if I add another jump drive, for extra backup? Will my OS automatically label it Lexar 2 or something of that order so that I can readily distinguish them? Or will the OS become confused?
In general, are there any pitfalls I should be aware of before buying one or more additional jump drives? Long-term, I intend to rotate them, keeping at least one in another location, in case of fire destroying my computer and the attached jump drive.
(Despite unpleasant experiences with a local Mac store, I LOVE my Mac mini system and I love being back in the Apple world again.)
Mac mini 1,25 GHz,512 MB, 40 GB combo Mac OS X (10.4.5) Nec MultiSync LCD 175 VX. Lexar Jump Drive plugged into top of Belkin USB hub.

hi. Welcome to the boards. OS X is a little more forgiving them Windows. If you have a Jump Drive called Lexar and it's on your Desktop, once you plug in another Jump Drive that's identical, it will also say Lexar and appear on your desktop.
From there, you can change the name and you can even change the icon to make it even more personalized.
To change icons:
To select the icon you wish to use:
1) Click on the icon you wish to use
2) At the menu bar click Edit – Copy
To change the old icon to the new icon:
1) Click on the icon for the application you wish to change
2) Click on Finder – File – Get Info
3) In the Get Info window, click on the icon you wish to change (Top left corner)
4) At the menu bar, click - Edit – Paste
For great icons, check here: http://www.xicons.com
Hope that helps,
AL

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