Solved USB Flash Drive Problems

Visions

Visions

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I was wondering if someone could help me out. I've been having trouble reformatting and erasing all the data of a USB flash drive so I can pass it on to my brother, but I think it might be corrupt. When I try to access the USB drive, it only shows the "U3 System" of the USB drive.
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I'm wondering if there's a way to fix this, so the USB drive appears as a normal removable disk where you can add or remove files on it. Thanks in advance!
 

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Welcome to the forum,

See if this will help, it's a U3 removal tool.

SanDisk Support
 

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Thanks for the welcome! But when I try to use the launchpad removal tool, the first thing that I get is a dialogue saying "This program only supports one U3 drive removal. Exit the program and unplug extra drive then try again". I tried to find the problem, but I can't figure it out because the only U3 device I have plugged in is the USB flash drive :(. Any tips?
 

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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
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Dell Inc. 0FM586
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6.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
Sound Card
(1) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (2) NVIDIA High Definitio
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LG Flatron W2361V
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1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
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(1) WDC WD6400AAKS-75A7B0 ATA Device (2) SanDisk Cruzer USB Device (3) TEAC USB HS-CF Card USB Device (4) TEAC USB HS-MS Card USB Device (5) TEAC USB HS-SD Card USB Device (6) TEAC USB HS-xD/SM USB Device
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Visions said:
Thanks for the welcome! But when I try to use the launchpad removal tool, the first thing that I get is a dialogue saying "This program only supports one U3 drive removal. Exit the program and unplug extra drive then try again". I tried to find the problem, but I can't figure it out because the only U3 device I have plugged in is the USB flash drive :(. Any tips?
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What brand is your flash drive?

Here is some info from SanDisk,

FAQ - How do I remove the U3 LaunchPad? - SanDisk Forums, Welcome!
 

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PC/Desktop
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Win 10 Pro x64
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Intel I5-2500K @3.3GHz
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Asrock P67 Extreme4
Memory
16GB G.Skill Ripjaws X (4x4GB)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce 750 Ti SC 2GB
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound
Monitor(s) Displays
auria eq2367
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
250GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD
1TB WD Blue
1TB Hitachi
PSU
SeaSonic X 650W 80 Plus Gold
Case
Corsair Obsidian 750D
Cooling
Corsair H60, Three 140mm case fans
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless Keyboard K520
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Logitech Wireless Mouse M310
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Wave Broadband ~ 100 dn 5 up
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Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Premium
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Edge, IE11, Chrome
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Laptop specs: HP g7-1365dx /
CPU: AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics /
RAM: Crucial 8Gb (2x4Gb) /
SSD: Crucial M4-CT128M4SSD2 ATA Device/ FW 000F /
GFX: AMD Radeon HD 6520G /
OS: Windows 10 Pro x64
The U3 uininstaller sometimes thinks all disk drives are U3. Try going into the device manager and disable memory card readers, then run the utility again and make sure you have admin privileges.
 

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Bill2 said:
The U3 uininstaller sometimes thinks all disk drives are U3. Try going into the device manager and disable memory card readers, then run the utility again and make sure you have admin privileges.
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Thanks! The only thing that I was forgetting, was to run the tool as an administrator. After running it as an administrator the tool worked beautifully. Problem solved!
 

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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard
Dell Inc. 0FM586
Memory
6.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
Sound Card
(1) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (2) NVIDIA High Definitio
Monitor(s) Displays
LG Flatron W2361V
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
(1) WDC WD6400AAKS-75A7B0 ATA Device (2) SanDisk Cruzer USB Device (3) TEAC USB HS-CF Card USB Device (4) TEAC USB HS-MS Card USB Device (5) TEAC USB HS-SD Card USB Device (6) TEAC USB HS-xD/SM USB Device
Case
Dell Inspirion 560
Keyboard
Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 3000 v2.0
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Mouse 5000
Internet Speed
1.61 Mbps download and .32 Mbps upload (Speedtest.net)
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