pen drive unable to formate and unable to delete data from it.. when try to delete data will delete but after reinserting same data come back wat to d
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Are you using this with a Mac or a PC? If PC, Try to format on a different computer, try the "SDFormatter" utility, and if neither of those work return it...
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Recently I added a drive with data to mine. and I was able to restore the data, Back it up and format the drive for a new use. it worked well. I was using windows 7, I am not sure of the format I believe it was NTFS.
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Trying formatting (full not quick) in NTFS on your PC before plugging it in. This worked for me on a similar HP Flash Drive. Then leave it plugged in, XBOX doesn't like it plugged and unplugged will attempt reformat when detected. I lost a almost a month of save files that I had stored by removing it.Good luck.Neil
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You need to format the drive before use. So if you have some files on it, you will lose that. Beware!!!!!
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I had the same problem with this drive. If you have a hard drive format cd from another drive, you may have to use it. I had to end up using a Linux Mint disk, format the drive through gparted, reboot, reinstall the partition table, and format it again.
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I haven't used the software that came with the device. But you should be able to right click on the drive and select "Format" to wipe the HD.
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Hey, I am using this product usb 2.0 over an year. I bought one more flash drive 3.0 for my mom. It works great for me. You might have the defect in product. Ask seller to replace as this one is weird issue you described. You might wanna give a try to format the usb drive and then see if problem still exists. If yes then ask seller for the replacement.
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My drive failed data transfers and was unusabe. It showed 256G but even 4G could be stored and retrieved before it was loosing files and crashing. Would not recomend unless you were interested in saying you have a 256G drive that you can show. Just dont use for anything you want to keep.
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We're having a similar problem. It keeps telling us it is "Write-Protected." Tried reformatting several times under different OS's and same problem.
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There's no write protected switch for this product. Did you use any software? Try to use different computer. You may search for keyword : "How to Fix a USB Flash Drive That's Write Protected?"
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Is there any software on the internal memory that will be erased if I format the drive?
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Probably is not initialized of formatted yet. Check under Windows' "Disk Management".
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If u right click on my computer, go to manage. Look under disk manager and see if the drive shows there. If it does then you should be able to right click on the drive and format it.
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There is a lock switch on the side. When down it protects your data from erasing. Click it to unlock and you can format.
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Check this link It's to a discussion about how to undelete files on a flash drive. http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1653533/recover-deleted-files-usb-flash-drive.html It should work on this if your PC recognizes it via USB.
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I only have windows 7. But had a similar problem with a western digital USB drive. I returned the drive & problem was solved.
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Drive is dying or dead. If you can start it up, copy everything off of it as SOON as possible. Look up tricks on the internet for drives that have clicking noises. Unfortunately, warranty will only get you another drive, it won't get your data back. Always have TWO backups of your data. I sincerely pray you will be able to get your data off. Even if it starts working again, you should no longer trust the drive. Sorry.