Can I fix my USB Drive?

[Loveshack]

I have a 16gb Sandisk Cruzer Micro that I think is shot dead.
I left it in the computer when I reformatted my C: Drive and reinstalled Windows XP. I may have deleted its partition by mistake, but I don't know for sure.

Now, when I plug it in, Windows detects it, and tells me the proper capacity for it, but it also says it's unformatted. When I try to format it, (in FAT32), it ALMOST completes formatting before I get an error message telling me it didn't complete successfuly. Does anyone know how or if this is fixable?

[BlueCross]

I would try to reformat it on two different PCs and/or OS.

If those fail, then you have a very small and inefficient paperweight.

[Loveshack]

If those fail, then you have a very small and inefficient paperweight.

I expect, nay, DEMAND better quality in my shoddy Hong Kong bootleg flash drives!

[TK]

Try this http://www.recovermyfiles.com/

[BlueCross]

Try this http://www.recovermyfiles.com/

Oh!  Nice program!!

[Loveshack]

Yes, it's a good program, and thank you for posting it. But I only paid $25 for the flash drive and the program costs $70, so it's really not practical for me to buy it.

[TK]

I deal with a lot of people who place a great value on thier data but if you just want the drive to work try this file, the windows format tool is often a waste of time and refuses to format drives if you've somehow managed to damage the file allocation table.

[Doombot]

Yes, it's a good program, and thank you for posting it. But I only paid $25 for the flash drive and the program costs $70, so it's really not practical for me to buy it.

Won't it be worth it so you don't have to find all those X-men Swimsuit photos from around the net again? 

[Loveshack]

Won't it be worth it so you don't have to find all those X-men Swimsuit photos from around the net again? 

I have no idea WHAT you're talking about, Doomsie! I'm not some sort of creepy perv!

Anyway...

I deal with a lot of people who place a great value on thier data but if you just want the drive to work try this file, the windows format tool is often a waste of time and refuses to format drives if you've somehow managed to damage the file allocation table.

Thanks TK. The HP Format Tool was one of the first things I tried, and no dice. Well, thank GOODNESS I had no data on it. I NEVER use a thumb drive as anything more than temporary data storage and NEVER as the only copy of any particular data. I think the thing MIGHT be fried. (It's the bootleg one I got duped with on Ebay a while back.) I tried formatting it in CMD and once again it ALMOST finishes formatting in there and then gives me this:

[BlueCross]

Yes, it's a good program, and thank you for posting it. But I only paid $25 for the flash drive and the program costs $70, so it's really not practical for me to buy it.

I think you can download a trial version for free, but maybe not.  That's what I get for thinking.

[Doombot]

Won't it be worth it so you don't have to find all those X-men Swimsuit photos from around the net again? 

I have no idea WHAT you're talking about, Doomsie! I'm not some sort of creepy perv!

Anyway...

I deal with a lot of people who place a great value on thier data but if you just want the drive to work try this file, the windows format tool is often a waste of time and refuses to format drives if you've somehow managed to damage the file allocation table.

Thanks TK. The HP Format Tool was one of the first things I tried, and no dice. Well, thank GOODNESS I had no data on it. I NEVER use a thumb drive as anything more than temporary data storage and NEVER as the only copy of any particular data. I think the thing MIGHT be fried. (It's the bootleg one I got duped with on Ebay a while back.) I tried formatting it in CMD and once again it ALMOST finishes formatting in there and then gives me this:

CLAP... CLAP.... CLAP....

[Loveshack]

I think you can download a trial version for free, but maybe not.  That's what I get for thinking.

We've warned you about that before, BC! Yeah the trial version just tells me what it CAN do if I pay them a bunch of money.

[Loveshack]

CLAP... CLAP.... CLAP....

  .... WAIT A MINUTE! THAT READS AS A SARCASTIC CLAP! 

[BlueCross]

CLAP... CLAP.... CLAP....

  .... WAIT A MINUTE! THAT READS AS A SARCASTIC CLAP! 

Are you sure?  I kinda thought it was the 'golf clap.'  But maybe that would be 'clap... clap... ...  ... clap...'

[Doombot]

Nah it's the sarcastic LOOKING clap that actually applauds the effort you put into that post.

So... Clap... Clap... Clap...

If it helps, I can add some English to it.

"Harumph... yes...yes... good show! Harumph... indeed!"