However, your diagnostics aren't quite clear. You don't format the flash drive, you format a partition. And with 73% OK it could be that 2 partitions are OK and only the third dead.
But it might be best to throw it away anyway. Replacement isn't too expensive.
Kees
Hello.
I have a 4gb flash drive which i cannot format through windows or hp utility. The flash drive gives the i/o error when i try to format or everything. I run WINxp pro i tried in other pc but the same.
I tried the testdisk 6.11 and it can locates the 3 partitions and i tried to analyze them but stucks on 73%
Is it dead?
Any help please?

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