I should clarify, transferring a file over ~3mb to a usb 3.0 flash drive fails and gives me the message 'item not found.' any tips?
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If you can, try a different flash drive and/or using the flash drive in another port to make sure it's not the problem. Do as other answers say, check that your connection to the motherboard is good and possibly check drivers. If the flash drive works elsewhere then reformatting it probably wont help, but it doesn't hurt to try. Otherwise, sounds like a bad unit. I transfer large files all the time with no issue.
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Make sure that the motherboard drivers to support USB 3.0 are installed and operating correctly.
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Not sure I fully understand your question. The SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 is a Flash Drive that plugs into and out of any USB port. If the port is 3.0, the transfer rate will be circa 10 X faster than a 2.0 Flash Drive. The Extreme model is the fastest. SanDisk sells an Ultra model too, found at Wally-World. And there is probably a Standard USB 3.0. The Extreme model writes at about 190MB/sec. All 3.0 Flash Drives are compatable with 2.0 USB ports on your computer.
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Thanks Matt! Let me know if you get WoO to play. Would adding a flash drive have any benefit??? I too contacted Sony and got transferred 3 times - never getting any help from anyone I talked to.
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All I can tell you is that I had nothing but trouble with the thing and I sent it back.. They don't work like a normal 8 or 16GB flash drive does. They seem to freeze up and I had to keep formatting it to make it work for a short time and then trouble again. Get rid of it.
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Yes. I have used the flash drive on both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports and it works well on both. Obviously much faster on a USB 3.0 port.
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Does your computer have USB 3.0? you should have 3.0. I have window 7 and usb 2.0; it did not match.
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Simple usb connection is all it takes. Select the correct connection and open folders, Just about like using an external drive on your comp. Sorry I do not even know where i put it anymore.
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You can use the cable that came with the drive (actually, you have to since USB 3.0 has one different end). It will automatically transfer data at 2.0 speeds.
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It should work either way. I even used a 64gb flash usb drive for a little while when my hard drive burnt up.
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You need to format your USB device with FAT32 if i remember correctly. NTFS may not be supported so just plug in to your computer, right click and hit Quick Format.
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Hey, I am using this product usb 2.0 over an year. I bought one more flash drive 3.0 for my mom. It works great for me. You might have the defect in product. Ask seller to replace as this one is weird issue you described. You might wanna give a try to format the usb drive and then see if problem still exists. If yes then ask seller for the replacement.
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Hello. Please make sure that the USB thumb drive, or SD card is no larger than 16GB. Also ensure that it is formatted for Fat-32, and it does not contain more than 99 folders and subfolders total. We only recommend using .Avi and .M4v file formatted video.
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Likely it is FAT32, or maybe NTFS. Go here, and just format to FAT. http://download.cnet.com/USB-Disk-Storage-Format-Tool/3000-2094_4-75984825.html Use caution you are formatting the correct drive letter, or you may have disastrous results, by accidentally formatting an external drive, or SD Card.
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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 bought the 16 gb scandisk that said "xbox" on it, it worked fine. to save money I bought a regular scandisk , also 16gb, and it seems to work fine also. I think any flashdrive would work, as long as it fits in the usb port
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I wish I had an answer to that plea for help but my files are so much smaller and even at 30 or 40 files I have no problem with my PNY III 32 GB USB 2.0
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At the risk of coming across as a smart alec... as fast as the USB 2.0 standard supports. According to one source the technical standard for USB 2.0 is 35 MB/sec with USB 3.0 transferring at 500 MB/sec. So USB 3.0 seems to be spec'd at 14x faster than 2.0. In practical terms, I had a 32 GB file to transfer from one computer to another and I used a USB 3.0 flash drive. The old computer was USB 2.0 capable and getting the file off the old computer required 20 minutes or so to write to the flash drive. Getting the file from the flash drive onto the USB 3.0 compatible new computer required about one minute. If you are happy with USB 2.0 transfer rates then this drive will support 2.0 speeds. At the risk of coming across as a smart alec... as fast as the USB 2.0 standard supports. According to one source the technical standard for USB 2.0 is 35 MB/sec with USB 3.0 transferring at 500 MB/sec. So USB 3.0 seems to be spec'd at 14x faster than 2.0. In practical terms, I had a 32 GB file to transfer from one computer to another and I used a USB 3.0 flash drive. The old computer was USB 2.0 capable and getting the file off the old computer required 20 minutes or so to write to the flash drive. Getting the file from the flash drive onto the USB 3.0 compatible new computer required... » Read More At the risk of coming across as a smart alec... as fast as the USB 2.0 standard supports. According to one source the technical standard for USB 2.0 is 35 MB/sec with USB 3.0 transferring at 500 MB/sec. So USB 3.0 seems to be spec'd at 14x faster than 2.0. In practical terms, I had a 32 GB file to transfer from one computer to another and I used a USB 3.0 flash drive. The old computer was USB 2.0 capable and getting the file off the old computer required 20 minutes or so to write to the flash drive. Getting the file from the flash drive onto the USB 3.0 compatible new computer required about one minute. If you are happy with USB 2.0 transfer rates then this drive will support 2.0 speeds. « Show Less