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09 Aug 2009  
FullyLoadedMan

Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit, Mac OS Snow Leopard 10.6
238 posts
Mt Barker, Western Australia
 
 
USB memory stick help

Hey guys,

I have a question,

is there any way to recover a corrupted drive.

A while back i was formating my 2gb memory stick when the power went out.
The format did not complete and now the drive wont work at all.



is there any way to get it working again?

Thanks in advance.

Last edited by skunksmash; 09 Aug 2009 at 04:00 AM..
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09 Aug 2009  
FullyLoadedMan

Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit, Mac OS Snow Leopard 10.6
238 posts
Mt Barker, Western Australia
 
 

Ok, did some googling.
Found this utility Low-Level Format Tool-HDDguru

It is currently working its magic.

More after the break.
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09 Aug 2009  
nate42nd

Windows 7 Professional x64
2,055 posts
The Wild West
 
 

There is software out there. I was told it's all a ripoff for any flash media but I would be interested to hear someone tell us different. I have been told if flash media goes bad to send it back to the company and let them replace it. Your data is gone. I sure see a lot of software advertised though......
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09 Aug 2009  
nate42nd

Windows 7 Professional x64
2,055 posts
The Wild West
 
 

Quote   Quote: Originally Posted by FullyLoadedMan View Post
Ok, did some googling.
Found this utility Low-Level Format Tool-HDDguru

It is currently working its magic.

More after the break.
Let us know how it worked.
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09 Aug 2009  
FullyLoadedMan

Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit, Mac OS Snow Leopard 10.6
238 posts
Mt Barker, Western Australia
 
 

Still chugging away,

This software is freeware to.
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09 Aug 2009  
visy199

XP SP2
194 posts
RO
 
 

When my usb stick was dead i used utility from the official site transcend and worked well!
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09 Aug 2009  
FullyLoadedMan

Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit, Mac OS Snow Leopard 10.6
238 posts
Mt Barker, Western Australia
 
 

Quote   Quote: Originally Posted by visy199 View Post
When my usb stick was dead i used utility from the official site transcend and worked well!
I have a no-brand generic drive.
So im not sure if that strategy would work.
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09 Aug 2009  
FullyLoadedMan

Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit, Mac OS Snow Leopard 10.6
238 posts
Mt Barker, Western Australia
 
 

Ok,

The tool has completed and i have formatted the drive.
Time to try it on my vista laptop!
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09 Aug 2009  
FullyLoadedMan

Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit, Mac OS Snow Leopard 10.6
238 posts
Mt Barker, Western Australia
 
 

Score!!
It worked.

I now have a fully fixed and working Flash Drive!!!
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