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December 5th, 2008 09:00

Pend drive issue

Hi all,

I don't know this is the right place to ask this question.

I am using trenscend 2gb pen drive this days i am experiencing that whenever i copy any file to the pen drive it takes a lot time

earlier it use to move the file quicklly

i have attached the usb pen drive to friend't system to check whether port problem but in his system also the same scenario it takes a lot time to copy small files.

FYI.....the files i am transferring has been scanned

Any guidance in this context will be helpful.

Thanks in advance.

  • fireberd

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    Posted December 5th, 2008 09:00

    Format (reformat) the drive and see if that helps. 

    If there is any data you need that is on the unit, copy that to the hard drive first.  Then then using the Windows Explorer, RIGHT click on the drive's letter and the LEFT click on "Format" and do a full format.

    You should also use the "Safely Remove Hardware" function before unplugging the drive from the PC, rather than just unplugging when you are finished using it.  Sometimes the PC can wind up with an error for the drive's status then it won't work at all.  The Safely Remove Hardware icon should be in the "Sys Tray" (lower right) and RIGHT click on it.

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    Posted December 5th, 2008 10:00

    Hi Fireberd,

    I have formatted the pen drive 4 to 5 times using quick format option

    and i use to click on safetly remove hardware always before removing the pen drive from the system.

    is there anything i can work out with it.

    thanks in advance for any guiance

  • PapaSmurf66

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    Posted December 5th, 2008 10:00

    Sounds like the Pen Drive is either filled close to capacity (which can cause it to take longer to transfer to) or it is going bad.  What I would do is transfer all of the files from that Pen Drive to a hard drive (or other media) and then see how long it takes transferring to it when it's empty.  If that doesn't help it open up a command prompt and type the following without the quotes:  "chkdsk/r e:"  Replace the e with whatever drive letter your Pen Drive uses.

    It would also assist us if you could provide the exact model of your Pen Drive.  Not all Pen Drives are created equal.  Some are fairly quick and others are just slower than molasses in January.

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    Posted December 5th, 2008 12:00

    Quick format is a useless command.  All it really does is mark all files as deleted without actually removing them.  It's biggest weaknes is that it does not do a surface scan like a regular format does.  NEVER use the quick format if you are trying to fix a problem.  A better solution is to use the chkdsk/r that I recommended in my first post in this thread.