hello....please i have an issue, the issue is that, i have a flash thumb drive of 32gb and it has fat32 issue, it wont read and i can't send anything i tried using the command prompt "chkdsk e:/f" buh it said "cannot open volume for direct access"...please i need help... thanks
hello....the issue is that, i have a flash thumb drive of 32gb and it has fat32 issue, it wont read and i can't send anything
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It is very likely that your pen drive's flash storage chips are corrupt, a very common problem with pen drives and memory cards, especially the cheaper brands. That's why pen drives should never be used for any important stuff, and definitely not used for long term storage.
Corrupt pen drives are not fixable. Bin it and buy a new one (a well-known brand).
Corrupt pen drives are not fixable. Bin it and buy a new one (a well-known brand).
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Hello Shaibu,
The following solution will only work only if you flash drive is not corrupted, not a counterfeit drive or not infected with virus.
Right click on your flash drive and select "Properties" to see what "File System" your drive have. If it says "FAT32", then that could be the problem. Because "FAT32" file system has limitations and will give you problem, when you try to copy huge size single file that are larger than 4GB.
So in order to over come this problem, you may need to convert your flash drive 'File System" from "FAT32" to 'NTFS".
How to convert from FAT32 to NTFS:
Important Note: Before you continue backup data from your flash drive, to prevent any data loss while attempting the conversion. I've done conversion with data in the flash drive successfully, no loss of data. But as a precautionary measure it's better do backup data. Make sure your flash drive is properly connected.
- Click on "Start", then click on "Run" to bring up the "Run" dialog box.
- Type "cmd" (without quotes), and press enter on your keyboard to bring up the "Command Prompt"
- Type the following command to convert from FAT32 to NTFS:
convert g: /fs:ntfs /v
convert - is the command
g: - is the drive letter of my flash drive. Your flash drive letter may vary, so replace the g: with your flash drive letter.
/fs:ntfs - this switch will convert from FAT32 to NTFS
/v - Verbose, will give you details of the conversion as it happens.
wait till you get "conversion successfully completed" mesage. Exit the command prompt. Now you can try copying the huge single file and should be able to complete the task with ease.
Cheers!
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