Problem with exFAT USB Flash Drive

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  1. Posts : 33
    Windows 7 Home Edition x86
       #1

    Problem with exFAT USB Flash Drive


    Hi Everyone
    I have recently encountered a problem when I first bought a USB Flash Drive 128 GB.
    It's exFAT Format, Whenever I Add files to it, then re-plug it in, the files become corrupted, And i will not be able to open any.
    I have tried to open the files but no luck :/,
    I'm Using Windows 7 Home Edition and Dell Inspiron 1520 Intel Core 2 Duo, RAM
    2.5 GB


    Thank you.
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  2. Posts : 357
    Windows 7 Home Pre
       #2

    What size are these files. And Are you "Safely removing USB device" of just unplugging.
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  3. Posts : 33
    Windows 7 Home Edition x86
    Thread Starter
       #3

    I'm safely removing it, and whatever the size of the file is. it keeps giving me errors
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  4. Posts : 357
    Windows 7 Home Pre
       #4

    Have you looked on the site manufactures for a firmware update. Or Format it into Fat32 or NTFS
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  5. Posts : 33
    Windows 7 Home Edition x86
    Thread Starter
       #5

    There is no luck into formatting it into NTFS, the formatting process always fail. Please help me, I really don't want to throw the Drive Away
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  6. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #6

    exFat is not supported in Windows 7. Either you reformat or you donate the stick to someone who has and old OS. Try another formatting program.
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  7. Posts : 33
    Windows 7 Home Edition x86
    Thread Starter
       #7

    I tried this software here HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool Download - Softpedia
    but it didn't work.
    I need your help seriously, this is the strangest problem I face :/
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  8. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
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  9. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #9

    What brand of flash drive do you have. Their has been reports of many counterfeit flash drives that just don't work.
    EXAMPLE.
    http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-DataT...owViewpoints=0

    Kingston Technology Company - Company - Memory Verification
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  10. Posts : 33
    Windows 7 Home Edition x86
    Thread Starter
       #10

    ok well I converted the Flash Drive from exFAT to FAT32. but I don't see any difference. I tired the program you gave me and still no luck :/
    I got the flash drive from china, maybe it's a poor type or something ?
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