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Question

My USB Flash Drive wont format and it

by Feb 28, 2015 2:26PM PST

It fails to format unless I use the quick format option. And when I tried to move a lot of files to it, it disconnected and the pc said the files were no longer located in that location and asks me to skip it or try again. and it beeps every time it disconnects. its not a new usb drive but i dont know why it would have been damaged.

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could be damaged
by Feb 28, 2015 3:20PM PST

flash drives are easily damaged, especially when pulled from port while it is still working. You can try running chkdsk and have it fix any errors.

the easiest way it to right click the drive in my computer - click on properties - tool tab - checkdsk.

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Tell more.
by Forum moderator Feb 28, 2015 11:13PM PST

There are a lot of FAKE USB DRIVES on the market and the symptom you gave is right on for a fake USB drive.

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Bob

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It is not a fake
by Kyle_Brandtjen Mar 1, 2015 12:40AM PST

It is a geek squad 16GB USB drive I bought in person at best buy and ive had it for 4 or 5 years.

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FD
by pgc3 Mar 1, 2015 1:05AM PST

Have you tried on another system?

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As noted,
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Mar 1, 2015 1:24AM PST

Try in other systems and at that age it could be dead. They don't last forever.
Bob

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Okay I tried that
by Kyle_Brandtjen Mar 1, 2015 5:29AM PST

It did work for some reason, I wonder why... my other usb drives formatted and received files fine...

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My USB Flash Drive wont format and it
by Mar 10, 2015 3:00PM PDT

Rate of failure is higher in flash drives especially when we try to format it. Try formatting it on another pc or else recover the data and go for a new one.

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