U3 flash drive

[Justin]

ok since i reformatted my flash drive as a ntfs file system and plugged it

into my computer it stops responding then i pull it out and the computer says

windows delayed write failed the file G:\$mtf has not been written files or

data may be lost. then i put it back in and do the same thing 4 times and

then it starts to work correctly and nothing is gone does any body know how

to fix this. it is also happening when i put in to a vista. it is a u3

cruzer 8gb.

 

[Greg Russell]

In newsD34D2B6-56B1-4E1E-918C-374B2C0B15C2@microsoft.com,

Justin typed:



> ok since i reformatted my flash drive as a ntfs file system and

> plugged it into my computer it stops responding then i pull it out

> and the computer says windows delayed write failed the file G:\$mtf

> has not been written files or data may be lost. then i put it back

> in and do the same thing 4 times and then it starts to work correctly

> and nothing is gone does any body know how to fix this. it is also

> happening when i put in to a vista. it is a u3 cruzer 8gb.



It sounds like your drive is failing. Solid-state drives DO fail, many times

from being kept near a radio transmitter such as a cell phone in ones

pocket.

 

[The poster formerly known as 'Th]

Greg Russell wrote:

> In newsD34D2B6-56B1-4E1E-918C-374B2C0B15C2@microsoft.com,

> Justin typed:

>

>> ok since i reformatted my flash drive as a ntfs file system and

>> plugged it into my computer it stops responding then i pull it out

>> and the computer says windows delayed write failed the file G:\$mtf

>> has not been written files or data may be lost. then i put it back

>> in and do the same thing 4 times and then it starts to work correctly

>> and nothing is gone does any body know how to fix this. it is also

>> happening when i put in to a vista. it is a u3 cruzer 8gb.

>

> It sounds like your drive is failing. Solid-state drives DO fail, many times

> from being kept near a radio transmitter such as a cell phone in ones

> pocket.

>

>



Greg is right. Have you tried running a chkdsk on it?

 

[Al]

U3 drives have proprietary software installed - note the following



"Reformatting the drive will remove some of the software, but not all of it.

The virtual CD-ROM drive cannot be removed by reformatting because it is

presented to the host system as a physical device attached to a USB hub;[1]

the official U3 Launchpad Removal Software, available on the U3 website,

disables the virtual CD drive device, leaving only the USB mass storage

device active on the U3 USB hub controller, at which point the remaining

software is removed by a subsequent format, performed by the removal

software itself"

 

[Barry Schwarz]

On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:06:03 -0700, Justin

wrote:



>ok since i reformatted my flash drive as a ntfs file system and plugged it

>into my computer it stops responding then i pull it out and the computer says

>windows delayed write failed the file G:\$mtf has not been written files or

>data may be lost. then i put it back in and do the same thing 4 times and

>then it starts to work correctly and nothing is gone does any body know how

>to fix this. it is also happening when i put in to a vista. it is a u3

>cruzer 8gb.



Don't pull it out until you have successfully executed the "safely

remove hardware" widget in the system tray.



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[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Barry Schwarz wrote:

>> ok since i reformatted my flash drive as a ntfs file system and plugged

>> it

>> into my computer it stops responding then i pull it out and the computer

>> says windows delayed write failed the file G:\$mtf has not been written

>> files or data may be lost. then i put it back in and do the same thing 4

>> times and then it starts to work correctly and nothing is gone does any

>> body know how to fix this. it is also happening when i put in to a

>> vista.

>> it is a u3 cruzer 8gb.

>

> Don't pull it out until you have successfully executed the "safely

> remove hardware" widget in the system tray.



+1



PS: That's what she said.