To verify my pen drive is original or not

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I bought a SanDisk Ultra Flair 128GB pen drive from Sri Lanka. It says that made in China (on the pen drive and on the back of package, Made in China sticker). But, under the made in China sticker they says that made in Malaysia (Printed letters on the package). Is this an original one. And I got a Rescue PRO Deluxe software key and it works.

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Hi @zoom ,

Have you opened a Support Case? If not opened, for more information, please contact the SD Technical Support team for best assistance and troubleshooting:
https://kb.sandisk.com/app/ask

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SanDisk has manufacturing facilities in both China and Malaysia, and it is possible that your pen drive was manufactured in one country and then shipped to the other country for packaging and distribution. To be absolutely sure that your pen drive is original, you can contact SanDisk customer support and provide them with the serial number of your pen drive. They will be able to verify whether or not your pen drive is genuine.

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Thank You

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lslizzysmith002 is correct. SanDisk has factories in both places. First, a factory in Penang, Malaysia makes the internal memory chips. Next, these chips are sent to a factory in Shanghai, China. Finally, the China factory puts the metal case around the chip and packs it into the box.

  1. Register the Product Online
    Look closely at the metal USB plug of your pen drive. You will see a small, laser-printed serial number with 12 to 24 letters and numbers.
    Go to the official SanDisk Product Registration website.Create a free account and type in your serial number.
    If the official website accepts your number, your drive is 100% original.

  2. Test the Storage Capacity
    Fake drives are programmed to show “128GB” on your computer, but they actually only have 8GB of real space. When you save too many files, your data gets deleted or broken.
    Download a free computer tool called H2testw or ValiDrive.Plug your drive into a PC and run the test.
    A genuine drive will fill up all 128GB and read it back with zero errors.

  3. Check the Internal Chip BrandFake drives use cheap, generic electronic chips inside, but original SanDisk drives use their own special SanDisk chips.Download a free computer program called ChipGenius.Open the program and look at the line that says Controller Vendor. If your drive is real, it will say SanDisk.

One more tip - A genuine SanDisk Ultra Flair is fast. Fake drives use cheap parts and are very slow. A real drive should read data up to 150 MB/s and write data around 20 to 60 MB/s. This article seems useful for you: How to Tell a Fake SD Card and How to Fix & Recover