multi-GB USB FOB CHKDISK ERRORS

I occassionally experience chkdisk errors on multigigabyte USB fobs. I
recently discovered one by running CLAMWIN antivirus. Is this an effective
way to test the integrity of a fob? How can I be sure when I copy a huge
number of small files, mostly plain text, but also lately scanned PDF, that
they were successfully copied or backed up? It is possible my USB experience
is from removing the fob "unsafely" or by simultaneously copying multiple
directories, but I had not had such an expereince before this fall, when I
started using the larger USB fobs.




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Have you tried reformatting it once to see if all the errors disappears
(perform quick and then full so twice in all in fact)? I have experienced
that sometimes formatting the flash drive (Fat32) makes it more reliable.
Also, always try to perform "Safe Removal" even if you have set your system
for fast removal.

hth

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I occassionally experience chkdisk errors on multigigabyte USB fobs. I
recently discovered one by running CLAMWIN antivirus. Is this an
effective
way to test the integrity of a fob? How can I be sure when I copy a huge
number of small files, mostly plain text, but also lately scanned PDF,
that
they were successfully copied or backed up? It is possible my USB
experience
is from removing the fob "unsafely" or by simultaneously copying multiple
directories, but I had not had such an expereince before this fall, when I
started using the larger USB fobs.




- = -
Vasos Panagiotopoulos, Columbia'81+, Reagan, Mozart, Pindus, BioStrategist
http://www.panix.com/~vjp2/vasos.htm http://www.facebook.com/vasjpan2
---{Nothing herein constitutes advice. Everything fully disclaimed.}---
[Homeland Security means private firearms not lazy obstructive guards]
[Urb sprawl confounds terror] [Phooey on GUI: Windows for subprime Bimbos]

*+-Have you tried reformatting it once to see if all the errors disappears
*+-(perform quick and then full so twice in all in fact)? I have experienced
*+-that sometimes formatting the flash drive (Fat32) makes it more reliable.
*+-Also, always try to perform "Safe Removal" even if you have set your system
*+-for fast removal.

THanks. That seems a wise approach, esp if I use it for backups.

I'm unnerved because I was also hit by the ioZip "click of death".
Curiously, I never got any lawsuit proceeds, even thou I had several drives.





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Vasos Panagiotopoulos, Columbia'81+, Reagan, Mozart, Pindus, BioStrategist
http://www.panix.com/~vjp2/vasos.htm http://www.facebook.com/vasjpan2
---{Nothing herein constitutes advice. Everything fully disclaimed.}---
[Homeland Security means private firearms not lazy obstructive guards]
[Urb sprawl confounds terror] [Phooey on GUI: Windows for subprime Bimbos]

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*+-Have you tried reformatting it once to see if all the errors disappears
*+-(perform quick and then full so twice in all in fact)? I have
experienced
*+-that sometimes formatting the flash drive (Fat32) makes it more
reliable.
*+-Also, always try to perform "Safe Removal" even if you have set your
system
*+-for fast removal.

THanks. That seems a wise approach, esp if I use it for backups.

USB flash drives - I think this is what you're referring to as a 'fob' -
are prone to sudden and irretrivable failure, and so are not suitable for
backups.

They are appropriate for convenient movement of files that exist elsewhere,
but not for backups.

HTH
-pk



I'm unnerved because I was also hit by the ioZip "click of death".
Curiously, I never got any lawsuit proceeds, even thou I had several
drives.





- = -
Vasos Panagiotopoulos, Columbia'81+, Reagan, Mozart, Pindus, BioStrategist
http://www.panix.com/~vjp2/vasos.htm http://www.facebook.com/vasjpan2
---{Nothing herein constitutes advice. Everything fully disclaimed.}---
[Homeland Security means private firearms not lazy obstructive guards]
[Urb sprawl confounds terror] [Phooey on GUI: Windows for subprime Bimbos]

On Mar 12, 4:44*am, "Patrick Keenan" wrote:
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*+-Have you tried reformatting it once to see if all the errors disappears
*+-(perform quick and then full so twice in all in fact)? *I have
experienced
*+-that sometimes formatting the flash drive (Fat32) makes it more
reliable.
*+-Also, always try to perform "Safe Removal" even if you have set your
system
*+-for fast removal.

THanks. That seems a wise approach, esp if I use it for backups.

USB flash drives - I think this is what you're referring to as a 'fob' -
are prone to sudden and irretrivable failure, and so are not suitable for
backups.

They are appropriate for convenient movement of files that exist elsewhere,
but not for backups.

HTH
-pk



I'm unnerved because I was also hit by the ioZip "click of death".
Curiously, I never got any lawsuit proceeds, even thou I had several
drives.

* * - = -
Vasos Panagiotopoulos, Columbia'81+, Reagan, Mozart, Pindus, BioStrategist
*http://www.panix.com/~vjp2/vasos.htm...k.com/vasjpan2
*---{Nothing herein constitutes advice. *Everything fully disclaimed.}---
* [Homeland Security means private firearms not lazy obstructive guards]
[Urb sprawl confounds terror] [Phooey on GUI: Windows for subprime Bimbos]

Not only this but these flash disks (aka fobs) can also be erased by a
static electricity discharge.

As for the "click of death," most flash "fob" disks do not have
mechanical components. They however have a "limited" life spans do to
erase / write / format functions.