Pfipps Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 I don't have this problem....but if a flash drive fails, is the data recoverable? Also what is the life of a SanDisk flash drive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators rridgely Posted March 21, 2007 Moderators Share Posted March 21, 2007 I've seen some places say they should last 5 years I've seen others saying they should last 20. I think it just matters if you take care of it or not.(removing it properly ect) I know all of the ones I've bought have had lifetime warranties. You should see if yous does. (I've always bought pny ones) As for getting you data back... Try one of these: http://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/system/fwdatarecovery.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfipps Posted March 21, 2007 Author Share Posted March 21, 2007 I've seen some places say they should last 5 years I've seen others saying they should last 20. I think it just matters if you take care of it or not.(removing it properly ect) Does removing properly mean clicking the "safely remove" button? Because I know that my Flash drive is configured for fast removal. I'm thinking it could also mean not removing the flash drive before all the data is written - but how would that damage the hardware? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators rridgely Posted March 21, 2007 Moderators Share Posted March 21, 2007 It will cause data loss and corrupt the data. It would probably cause problems on the drive as well. (maybe try formatting it..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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