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o0O0o.o0O0o
09-16-2009, 06:53 AM
hi ,

I have USB thumb drive.
IF i put any text file in it then it opens from the USB drive but if i put any big file like mp3 song , and when i play it , It gives error and it gets corrupt.


Is the drive corrupt
primefalcon
09-16-2009, 10:13 AM
hi ,

I have USB thumb drive.
IF i put any text file in it then it opens from the USB drive but if i put any big file like mp3 song , and when i play it , It gives error and it gets corrupt.


Is the drive corrupt
Could be or the media files could be drm'ed where are you getting the songs from?
o0O0o.o0O0o
09-16-2009, 01:23 PM
I am just copying from Hard drive , from where they are working but when i copy to USB and then copy back then it won't work
seco
09-16-2009, 01:27 PM
try formatting it
o0O0o.o0O0o
09-16-2009, 01:32 PM
If i try to format as NTFS then it gives error can not format but if i use exFAT , then i can format it , but then data copied is coorupt
Fumigator
09-16-2009, 06:42 PM
Throw it away... spend $10 and get this one-- it's FAST.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820609011
o0O0o.o0O0o
09-17-2009, 01:46 AM
The problem is , it was 80GB USb drive :(
oracleguy
09-17-2009, 02:34 AM
The problem is , it was 80GB USb drive :(

80GB thumb drive? Where did you get it? That's a really odd size for USB flash memory. Or is this not really a thumb drive and really an external hard drive?
o0O0o.o0O0o
09-17-2009, 02:45 AM
This is the USB drive like tiny one , i got it from India , You wont believe it , they have 160GB drive
vinyl-junkie
09-17-2009, 03:07 AM
If you don't want to spend the money just to see whether the thumb drive is the problem, borrow a friend's thumb drive and see if the file works on theirs. If it does, you know that your thumb drive needs to be replaced.
o0O0o.o0O0o
09-17-2009, 03:21 AM
I understand that , the file works with other uSB . But is there any way to fix that
oracleguy
09-17-2009, 04:13 AM
I understand that , the file works with other uSB . But is there any way to fix that

Either the flash memory or the controller is faulty from what it sounds like, neither of which is very easy to replace. You are better of just getting a new one. If you drive is new enough, it should hopefully be under warranty still.
o0O0o.o0O0o
09-17-2009, 04:18 AM
I think you are right , its time for new one. I think its not good idea to have big data in USB . The Portables Hard drives are better.
primefalcon
09-17-2009, 10:15 AM
I think you are right , its time for new one. I think its not good idea to have big data in USB . The Portables Hard drives are better.
one thing you could try is repartitioning and reformatting it, it might not help but then again it might, worth a try anyhow right?

there are several ways to do this, the easiest is probaly to liveboot ubuntu disk and then go to system->admin and choosing partition editor, and doing it in there