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Dead USB Key

  • 03-02-2011 4:45pm
    #1
    Clareman
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 24,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I've had a 32Gb USB key for a couple of months now (gift), unfortunately now it's just showing up as a 8mb key formatted in RAW format, I try to format it, Windows can't do it, have used the HP Drive Key Utility as well as Active KillDisk to try to get it back (nothing I need on the drive), it's still dead. I don't think there's any hope for the drive to be recovered but figured some of the IT geniuses on here might be able to help.


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  • #2
    practice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 304 ✭✭practice


    A small free progrem called "Swissknife" might be worth trying.

    You could also try the command prompt "format f: /fs:ntfs".
    not sure if I have the correct syntax here. Replace f with the correct drive letter if needed


  • #3
    skar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 61 ✭✭skar


    Swissknife should do the job if not
    may be someone around have Linux machine that will do the job.
    "format f: /fs:ntfs" will make your USB as hard drive (not a portable you'll have use this "safely remove hardware") and some devices are not happy with NTFS. I would stick with FAT32


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