[SOLVED] Corrupting USB Device

[Plicker19]

I have an 8 gigabyte USB drive that corrupts any file I put on it. I have formatted it, used diskpart to create new partitions. I don't want to spend any money on buying a new one. BTW I also noticed a larger than normal capacitor in it. Thank you!

 

[kaehligj]

They do decide to go off-life at times.

You know you have to use "remove drive" from options list in Win Explorer? - the option that will give you the onscreen message "its now safe to remove your drive"

And THEN it is safe to remove the drive without possibly corrupting the content.
If that doesnt do it, the drive sadly went off-life. RIP.

 

[Plicker19]

Yes, I eject my drives every time I use them. do you want to see a pic of the drive?

 

[kaehligj]

Why not - it may reveal a possible issue that can be solved with a soldering iron.

 

[ex_bubblehead]

They're not repairable. Even if you could get it limping along again you could never trust anything written to it. Whether or not you wish to spend money on a replacement is completely irrelevant. It's dead. Replace it.

 

[Plicker19]

I have 3 irons and a gun.

 

[Plicker19]

They're not repairable. Even if you could get it limping along again you could never trust anything written to it. Whether or not you wish to spend money on a replacement is completely irrelevant. It's dead. Replace it.

It works, but corrupts the files.

 

[kaehligj]

Unfortunately it looks exactly like a former 2Gb drive i had.
It went off-life for good.

No tears. USB drives are cheap these days.
Or use SD flash cards. Cheap enough to have a couple of spares in the drawer.

 

[Plicker19]

Thank you everyone. My USB device is truly dead. But can you look at the lenovo n100 thread i posted? it needs some help.

 

[ex_bubblehead]

It works, but corrupts the files.

If it is corrupting files then it by definition is most definitely not working.