Apr 8, 2013 - please, how to repair my Kingston D101, 8gb (VID=0011. To format but write-protected (before it write-protected my flashdisk was attacked. Restart your computer and trydeletingthe files from USB flash drives.
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If you dont want someone to format your flashdisk then dont give them access to it. Even if your flashdisk has a hardware switch for write protection like SD-Card has, any one can easily use it to turn-off write protection.
So your best bet is to keep your flash safe in your drawer and lock the drawer. I would suggest you get your self some cloud storage and keep you important files there. There are free services available like DropBox. And just for sake of information, here is a list of flashdrives with physical write protection buttons.
I have exacly the same pro got it blem as you. I I do not except that the ' Oh you should have formatted it in NTFS when you first got it' not good enough in the UK such selling would contravene the sale of goods act as it is not as described or even merchantable quality. This is a forum that the manfacturers benefit from I do not wish to be rude to any members of the public, but why should you volunteer your time just because there to tight to emply a help desk. So this is to SAndisk - Why does your product not work and why does it not tell you to format it in NTFS, or better still why do you not do it in the factory? These are not just used for computers Televisions, DVD player EC ETC and they will require Fat file system. I was a network Engineer for 10 years so please do not try and dazzle me with technical jargon or patronize me in any way.
Now again what is the solution to this problem? And this is to kind members of the public who volunteer on this group (I myself am a contributer on Yahoo anwers and W7 Forums) Has any one found a solution to this yet. The only thing I havent tried is booting into gnome linux or similar or even dusting offa DOS disc I have a feeling that would't work either as didn't the command line. Lets hope the experts at Sandisk can come up with something as that is there main product. This has happened to mine too.
I was a network Engineer for 10 years this message is really to the management of Sandisc and not to the kind members of the public who help save them money by not employing Helpdesk staff. SAYING IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FORMATTED FIRST IN NTFS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. These devices are used on DVDs etc so they must have a fat file system if its sold in the uk in this condition it would contravene the sale of goods act.
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It should be formatted in the factory than.y I think the RAM is faulty so when are you going to replace it? And this is a message to the kind contributors who give up there time for these forums (i do yahoo and W7 Forums) thank you very much if you have a solution (other than putting it in the micorwave oven) could work! Do you think the directors of Sandisc (i dont know/care the parent company) do the same I thought we agree. ' I do not except that the ' Oh you should have formatted it in NTFS when you first got it' I agree, but there's a lot of kids who think it's the thing to do. FAT32 is a more universal format for multiple machines.