The flash drive suddently stop working. Everytime when I tried to insert and open the "removable file K," it asked me to insert "the disk into drive K." It is really annoying. Since all my important data are saved in that flash drive, I want all my...
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Have you tried a different computer? The first one of these I ordered did not work at all. And I had to return and reorder. As far as I know it is still working. You may have to enlist the help of a professional to get your data back.
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Frankly I have found NO external drive either desktop or portable that have been particularly easy to work with and customer service of all (WD, Seagate, or Toshiba) either don't reply period or if they do it's gooble-de-gook. Seems as though that the hardware is perfectly capable of storing data but retrieving it is another question. The software is totally, absurdly complex. (Ditto thumb drives with password protected sectors. Impossible!) IT folks decry the fact that no one bothers to back up anything. Guess why?
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I appreciate the VISTA comments. My OS is VISTA ULTIMATE, and I tried using a Sandisk 4GB TITANIUM USB flash drive. It installed itself immediately without any opportunity for input from me, thus preventing me from erasing the U3 files. It doesn't work, and what is more, you can't erase the nasty files with explorer. Even MMC disk manager won't unlock the 'read-only' property. I contacted the company and told them that the 3 methods they recommend to uninstall U3 files didn't work. They replied by creating an 'EBOX' for me which needs a password (all this bs for a 25 dollar item!) and sent me a reply that quoted the same 3 methods I already told them didn't work. What a mess! I appreciate the VISTA comments. My OS is VISTA ULTIMATE, and I tried using a Sandisk 4GB TITANIUM USB flash drive. It installed itself immediately without any opportunity for input from me, thus preventing me from erasing the U3 files. It doesn't work, and what is more, you can't erase the nasty files with explorer. Even MMC disk manager won't unlock the 'read-only' property. I contacted the company and told them that the 3 methods they recommend to uninstall U3 files didn't work. They replied by creating an 'EBOX' for me which needs a password (all this bs for a 25 dollar item!) and sent... » Read More I appreciate the VISTA comments. My OS is VISTA ULTIMATE, and I tried using a Sandisk 4GB TITANIUM USB flash drive. It installed itself immediately without any opportunity for input from me, thus preventing me from erasing the U3 files. It doesn't work, and what is more, you can't erase the nasty files with explorer. Even MMC disk manager won't unlock the 'read-only' property. I contacted the company and told them that the 3 methods they recommend to uninstall U3 files didn't work. They replied by creating an 'EBOX' for me which needs a password (all this bs for a 25 dollar item!) and sent me a reply that quoted the same 3 methods I already told them didn't work. What a mess! « Show Less
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So far I have 57+/- gb left so I can't answer if it will hold more without errors. I did observe that loading files into the device was slow however retrieving them was quick enough. I looked over some of the files I have to see if there was any deterioration & (for what little I have put in it) so far so good! I tend to keep several flash drives with the same info because I don't trust any device completely! Sorry I didn't have a better answer for you!
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My answer is both yes and no. I purchased two identical units of this model at separate times. One has been working ok (good) other is totally unreliable (bad), i.e., either needs to repeat a process(insert-remove) many times until finally show up or the icon fails to show up. No icon means no file transfer possible. I have five (16GB) flash drives in total made by three different manufacturers and find one made by Kingston to be most reliable so far.
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I am not a tech guy. But, my experience with this drive is simple: it does not work. It looks like it saved the files but then the files are not there.
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Utilizing your USB drives was the one of the features that made me but this product but unfortunately when I got it my USB drive was unreadable for some reason. If you have not already purchased it and that is a necessity for you do not risk your money. The only reason I am not too unsatisfied is because it is not an everyday feature for me my focus was only the touch screen radio.
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I bought this thinking the same thing. When I tried to do this, it did not recognize the files that were on the USB. So in my experience it did not work.
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My drive wouldn't mount on most of my computers, and would hammer and click for a while before showing up on one. Another computer started working just fine, so I just used it there, but the drive letters started switching all around before it just wouldn't mount anymore. I opened it up, very difficult to do, thinking I'd be able to mount and recover the data but it looks like won't be that easy. I'd try another computer, and take your data off it and consider it unreliable
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I have had my radio for over a year now. I had problems the first time I tried to play music from a USB flash drive. I tried another drive and it worked fine. I have no idea why the first one didn't work but formatted the second one and it worker perfectly.
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HI .... I only had this unit for a short time, and then returned it! I don't believe it had a "Flash Drive" - Capability. ............. Regards, JCN.
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I've had one of these for a year & a half now. For most of that time I've had five USB powered drives (Two SimpleTech, and three Seagates) plugged into it with no problem, as well as at least four other externally powered USB drives and various flash drives.That said, today, when I went to save a file I was working on, I found the drive was missing. In fact, all the USB powered drives plugged into it were not spinning. Not sure if it's the unit itself or just the power adapter, but either way, I now need a replacement.
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There's no write protected switch for this product. Did you use any software?Try to use different computer.You may search for keyword : "How to Fix a USB Flash Drive That's Write Protected?"
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Could you please try to download the information by the USB flash disk? It also support download by USB flash disk. Any other questions, please contact me freely. Best regards.
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It does not work for all iPods. Notably, it will not work with my iPod Nano (it charges it fine, but cannot access the content). I have not tried a flash drive yet.
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How did you format it and what type is it? The cheap ones will not work, I found there is actually a big difference in the quality of USB sticks and its no surprise the cheap ones don't even get recognized by MMI....
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Yes, when plugging in a flash drive. I couldn't get a USB keyboard to work.