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Cannot Format Flash Drive

Jul 16, 2009 3:51PM PDT

I have a USB Memory Bar USB Device Flash Drive which I got recently. I was able to use it for a few times but after that when I click on properties it has 0 bytes capacity and the file system is RAW. I could not format it because it says "write protected" but I know that it is not write protected, since it is not the type with a write-protect notch/switch. I always safe-remove it whenever I use it. Please help, thank you.I am using Windows XP Service Pack 2

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Cannot write to USB write protected
Jun 21, 2011 3:03AM PDT

Well!
My flash drive of 2GB stopped writing at under 1GB and I got the usual write protected message and tried a number of things on the internet.
In the end I started the PC in safe mode and right clicked the drive to format it. It started but then near the end came up with a cannot complete this action message. Having restarted the PC normally I right clicked the drive again and this time it began formatting normally.
Problem solved I hope!!
Mike Farnham
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Haha
Sep 26, 2011 1:57PM PDT

That was quite helpful man. thanks a lot... Blush