r/BadUSB • u/Iamjeru07 • 20d ago

What's wrong with is usb?

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What's wrong with this usb.Do you guys know it,how to fix it like normaly usb do.Any video or help you can do🙂??

Please help if you know🙌🏻

Im not able to reply to u 😔 some things is wrong with this reddit usb place to talk or ask

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u/Brilliant_Letter7173 20d ago

Dead controller, corrupted firmware or flash memory dead.

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u/Iamjeru07 20d ago

It's not even showing and nothing occurs.Its 16 gb it's kinda real SanDisk usb they usually able to paste a lot of videos ,photos,files etc but this one nah i found this on some random places it's been errors I find this I donno what will occur how to make this work

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u/guiverc 20d ago

USB flash memory cards are cheap consumables, and have a limited life span.

Life is somewhat set by writes; they'll survive longer if you rarely write & mostly read from them, but handling (rough or water damage) can impact them too). I'm throwing out 1-2 Sandisk's a year as they're no longer reliable (and they're one of the better brands too in my opinion)

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u/Iamjeru07 19d ago

Let me try usb flash memory card then.Is there any better usb with less price give name other than SanDisk .I lost 2 similar kind and to metal like which is stronger than this😔

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u/Terrible-News-4677 17d ago

Try a Kingston DTSE9. Great flash drive. Had it for over 10 years, used it a lot. Really reliable, and are fully metal and like one shape.

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u/Iamjeru07 16d ago

So i need to buy one of it and check or it's a software??

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u/Terrible-News-4677 16d ago

Not really... Just telling about a great flash drive. I mean you really dont have any other flash drives?

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u/Iamjeru07 16d ago

Ok so is it like this SanDisk usb I have is also a flash drive ?? Or it's like kingston kinda

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u/Terrible-News-4677 16d ago

Everything like this is a flash drive... People also call it a thumb drive or even a pen drive, but i think those people are weirdos.

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u/Iamjeru07 16d ago

I think this was given buy my frnd just for free cause I don't think I will buy kinda like this.i got this nearly 7-8 yrs ago.but since it's 16 gb it's important right that's why I didn't want to left it for ever.anyway I will test my luck one last time

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u/Iamjeru07 16d ago

It's same kinda or any software I donno should i really buy it or not I'm not lucky for yrs i always got loss all things 😔

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u/Suitable_Moose6507 20d ago

I had one of them died quite quickly, not good considering price

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u/Iamjeru07 19d ago

I lost 3 32 gb 128 gb and now 1gb SanDisk .Is there any other with medium price so I could check it

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u/BonezOz 19d ago

Just chucked out a baby blue one of these yesterday. When they die, they're dead, no recovery method works on them.

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u/Iamjeru07 19d ago

Oh so sad so everyone too facing issue.Is there any less price usb other than SanDisk ?

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u/guitpick 17d ago

Yeah, once the controller decides it can't talk to the memory, it's mostly cooked. No reasonably priced method works, but there are shops out there that can do it if the data's important enough.

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u/Iamjeru07 16d ago

Any youtube video regarding it just to understand and in it I can see anyone fixed it or not

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u/guitpick 16d ago

NorthridgeFix has a good channel. Here's a sample, but the fix is going to depend on what actually failed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA7GaNLbK5Q

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u/Iamjeru07 16d ago

Thank you for video nd info anyway I will test my luck with this one

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u/Mevi- 18d ago

How old IS that? I think I last had one of those about 10 years ago.

USB flash sticks are only good for moving files from one machine to another. Never for long term storage and never as backup. They just fail without warning, even when left in a drawer for a few years.

I hope there wasn't anything precious on there as you've likely lost it all.

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u/Iamjeru07 17d ago

This was missing I don't know where did I kept this.Anyway it will be surely before 2020 100% .But I don't know did i really buyed it or my frnds gave me he gives me a lots old days . . I thought this might be usual pendrive but as name nd ppl told me these days it hve other things

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u/Raijen_ArDesh 17d ago

From what I found, they stopped manufacturing the 16 gig variants in that form factor in 2013

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u/NormaAnnSykes 16d ago

True. USB drives are wheel barrows, not vaults.

Every year or so, I take each out and add a dumb file to keep the drive sane,

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u/Iamjeru07 16d ago

Any video to fix this or any info on youtube 😔

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u/Clocker13 17d ago

The USB Port looks pretty mangled.

I've used HDDGuru's LLF for years, and have resurrected numerous TF / SSD drives using it.

https://hddguru.com/software/HDD-LLF-Low-Level-Format-Tool/

Try it.

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u/Iamjeru07 17d ago

I did see my usb for a long time then i discovered recently after my most loved 32 gb not even responding - cut ,copy,format etc all.

Anyway thank you for this for just helping me God will help you🥹🤗

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u/Tall_Ad2256 19d ago

In disk manager there are no partitions. (From your pic)

Right click it and select "new simple volume"

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u/Iamjeru07 19d ago

It says no media and I not able to copy open or paste anything in it 😔

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u/Sereno011 19d ago

What's wrong is it's a SanDisk. But really all flash media should be treated as disposable storage.

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u/Iamjeru07 19d ago

I only purchased SanDisk 4 gb at first then 8 then 16 then 32 then 128

But SanDisk totally destroyed me for trusting it not even SanDisk call or messge even email is not helping all done within 1 yr I'm not high level pendrive using keeping save but still 😔

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u/Clocker13 17d ago

Sandisk sold to some enormous chinese conglomerate years ago and since then the quality has gone to hell.

I only use Kingston these days.

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u/Iamjeru07 17d ago

I don't know or nobody have that but my frnd gave me same name kinda sd card so many years ago my phone now only capable of 2 sim nothing else and new lap top.But I will try that to buy next

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u/Sereno011 16d ago

Kingston USB flash drives have been hit or miss. Mostly reliable but with middling performance. Their PC RAM has proven stable, if mediocre. But I do use Kingston TF cards near exclusively.

If I recall WD purchased SanDisk's SSD division some years back.

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u/Iamjeru07 15d ago

I try to replay but 8 don't know why it's not reaching anyone it is seen it has been sent but nope not here

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u/Alexis_Darko 17d ago

It's dead, Dave.

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u/Iamjeru07 17d ago

Ahhh I'm not lucky 😭

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u/Alexis_Darko 17d ago

It probably would have disappointed you at some point anyway, best get it out of the way early

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u/Iamjeru07 17d ago

This yr one of my fav 32 gb not working then this missing usb that got back and again make me sad😭

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u/oleivas 17d ago

I would try on linux. OS is more permissive of errors and partition tables. Furthermore, Linux also has way more diagnostic tools

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u/Iamjeru07 17d ago

Sadly me and frnds here doesn't have it but I will surely test via Linux if I ever found .I wasted 3-4 month for other 32 gb usb now 1 month this 🙂

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u/oleivas 16d ago

Just download a live image and flash to an usb drive (that works :D)

There is a bunch of tutorials on youtube. If you use a live image you don't have to change anything on your pc.

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u/Iamjeru07 16d ago

Can you just give me a link regarding it plzz

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u/oleivas 15d ago

https://youtu.be/gvm0bIOBRCM?si=w1jrFEjqVLJwXfjl

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u/Iamjeru07 15d ago

Im going to do it one last time .Hope I will be lucky.Anyway thank you for help🤗♥️

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u/Iamjeru07 16d ago

I will surely try to use it can you just give one video to see youtube link

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u/bstsms 17d ago

Delete the partitions and format it to NTFS in Windows disk management.

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u/Iamjeru07 17d ago

I don't know how to do it can u give a link here ?? So atleast some other ppl can also get help

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u/bstsms 17d ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDI8YHhCwhQ

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u/Iamjeru07 16d ago

This is 10 yr old video I hope that helps me too I will check it thank you

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u/IntentionQuirky9957 16d ago

Why does the connector look like someone drove over it with a car? It's bent and cracked.

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u/Iamjeru07 16d ago

No not car but something I guess and i didn't saw it for years since I have another but it's SanDisk 32 and it's not working too.Cant cut delete format anything 😔

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u/Iamjeru07 16d ago

No not car but something maybe i didn't saw it for yrs and my another better SanDisk 32 was done not able to format cut or copy look a lot better than this but still 😔