USB Sticks Stop Working After A Few Minutes

karlsnooks said:

I definitely suggest that you continue without reformatting IF you want to continue to have problems.

If he can copy his files across, why shouldn't he get them off this possibly defective USB..............?

I agree. If he an get the files off, then first get the files off.

What I'm saying is that he will continue to have troubles with that stick unless he reformats and then runs chkdsk over the stick. Even then,the stick may be going south and will continue to be problematic until the stick is discarded. But first a successful NTFS formatting followed by a chkdsk /r

It certainly sounds like its very flaky - its up to you how long you want to persist with it. Maybe try run another chkdsk and see if it "feels" like co-operating a bit longer.....

Good luck.

Nah, its OK. Its definitely on its last legs - we have seen many of those here. A format might breath some life into it.

kmjhh,

Just exactly how are you trying to format the stick?

Earlier I asked for a diskmanagement display.

With the usb stick plugged in,

Read this and carry procedure out.

HOW TO POST A SNAPSHOT OF DISK MANAGEMENT DISPLAY
Run disk management:
WIN | type DISKMGMT.MSC | ENTER
This method gives you a display without the unneeded navigation pane.
WIN=key with Microsoft logo on top.

Maximize the output of Disk Management:
Maximize the output of Disk Management:
ALT-Spacebar key combo | X key (selects Maximize) |
Drag the field separators (such as between Status and Capacity) to show entire field.


Make a snapshot:
WIN | type SNIPPING | ENTER | New
Drag the cursor around the area you want to snip.
File | Save as | select save location and name | Save


Post the snapshot:
Post a File or Screenshot in Seven Forums