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[69Rixter]

I have a SanDisk Cruzer Glide 8Gib 2.0(high speed) pendrive that keeps lossing the formatting (FAT 32). Tried to rebuild MBR, but that hasn't helped. Any idea what's going on and how-to repair it? Also, when original, drive showed 7.45 Gib available, after recent formats it shows 7.43 Gib. When queried, it shows "nothing" on drive??? Ran sector check and all came out 100%.

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Rick

[Ed_P]

What are you using to format it?

[69Rixter · Accepted solution]

Ed_P:  

    I've used GParted, Window 8, and a program by AOMEI. So, it's not the programs.

Thanx

[Ed_P]

Do each of the apps formatting it finish to completion?  And indicate the drive is formatted?  When you remove the drive to use it someplace else do you use the Windows' Safe to Remove function?  Is Windows configured to use the USB drive Safely or for Performance? 

[Tapeworm]

Or there's always this solution.

[69Rixter]

RE: Ed_P

To answer the questions you posed, YES to all. Have you or anyone else had or heard of such an 'issue"? I've went about many forums/help sites and haven't seen the sort of problem this drive is experiencing. SanDisk contacted me and didn't offer a "solution", but rather said I could go through the replacement procedure if I choose. I'm certain they will not replace it for I've tried to do so before and they reneged. And, yes, I've went through Sandisk's "programs" and really, they don't have anything to offer, in fact, most the 'their" repair programs are from other competitors...i.e..HP and subsequent third party apps/progams.Back to the pendrive's issue...at this point it seems doubtful I'll be repairing it, for no one seems to know what the problem is and thus how to repair it...if possible. As most suggest when it comes to repairing a pendrive, "ditch it and go get another". YES, our 'throwaway" society.

Thanx for Responding.

 Rick

[Ed_P]

It's not a "throwaway" society solution, it's a "how much is my time worth" solution.  You can spend 25 hrs looking for a fix or spend $5 and have a solution.  $5.00 / 25 hr = $0.20 hr.  The more time you spend the less your time is worth.  You decide how much your time is worth.

[jrustler]

Yeah, but you don't bother telling people the whole story, from those other forums. You neglect to mention that you've had this drive for YEARS, and have been running a full-bore Linux distro from it. Including home, swap, and boot. What you HAVE been told (repeatedly) is that the number of read/write cycles it's been through, along with DOZENS of formats, has led it to have problems. 

THIS is why your drive is failing and having errors, because you trashed it by being stupid. If I drive my car into a tree, I shouldn't complain to Chevy that it's not working right and has dents. 

The real "problem" is you and how you're using the equipment. And SanDisk can't help with that.