Or just make sure you don’t blindly format it cause that’s what you always do. New flash drive = new technology = new use proceedure. If you’ve been in IT for any period of time you should have seen other equipment and processes change, flash drives are no different.
" i didn’t think twice about formatting this stick"
If you want to make sure this is your last Sandisk drive you will have to think twice before buying another drive. Sure you’re up to it? 
