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GAGNEJA   04-22-2009 at 06:30:20 PM

My USB flash drive,whenever inserted in USB of my Laptop shows Write Protected. There is a data of 3.7 GB in it. Properties shows that but visible data is only 1.5 GB. Some noble gentleman help me to sort out the problem by mail.

Thanks

Ashwani Gagneja
gagneja@gmail.com

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Bronze Storage badge r_manic   04-23-2009 at 09:32:31 AM
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Please do not post your email publicly, you're exposing yourself to spammers. May I ask what flash drive you are using? Did it come with software? Maybe the software was used before to activate write protection.

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montyuk   04-23-2009 at 10:53:53 AM
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check for a switch on the side of the drive.

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Bronze Storage badge evongugg   04-23-2009 at 03:09:52 PM
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It may be a bad drive.
Get a data recovery program if so.

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GAGNEJA   04-28-2009 at 11:33:19 AM
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r_manic wrote :

Please do not post your email publicly, you're exposing yourself to spammers. May I ask what flash drive you are using? Did it come with software? Maybe the software was used before to activate write protection.



Dear Friend

Thanks for the advice for not posting EM ID. The Flash Drive did not come with any Software. It is Transcend 4 GB. Had used it many times before. But this problem came up first time.

Will be grateful, if U can suggest the recovery of Data.

Thanks & Best Regards

Ashwani

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GAGNEJA   04-28-2009 at 11:35:39 AM
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montyuk wrote :

check for a switch on the side of the drive.




There is no switch on the side of Flash Drive.

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GAGNEJA   04-28-2009 at 11:37:54 AM
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evongugg wrote :

It may be a bad drive.
Get a data recovery program if so.




Dear Friend Thanks for the reply. It is Transcend 4 GB. Had used it many times before. But this problem came up first time. Will be grateful, if U can suggest the recovery of Data. Thanks & Best Regards Ashwani

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Bronze Storage badge r_manic   05-06-2009 at 05:17:10 AM
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Have you tried using the flash drive anywhere else? On another computer I mean.

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GAGNEJA   05-06-2009 at 09:01:47 AM
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r_manic wrote :

Have you tried using the flash drive anywhere else? On another computer I mean.



Dear friend

I tried it in atleast 4 Computers, but same result

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MrLinux   05-06-2009 at 10:13:50 AM
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Have you tried Transcend's web site to see if they have a test/recovery tool?

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GAGNEJA   05-06-2009 at 11:59:59 AM
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MrLinux wrote :

Have you tried Transcend's web site to see if they have a test/recovery tool?






tried to locate at transcend site. but they ask for serial no. of the product, which i do not have

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