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Is it a USB stick or a rotating external HD? With actual HD's, the manufacturer's diagnostic utility can sometimes help. If it is solid state (USB stick or SSD) usually there isn't much that can be done, except replace the device with a new one.
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Is it a USB stick or a rotating external HD? With actual HD's, the manufacturer's diagnostic utility can sometimes help. If it is solid state (USB stick or SSD) usually there isn't much that can be done, except replace the device with a new one.

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Probably not. &nbsp; Seems dead to me.<br />
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You could try it on a system that has a USB 1 port (that's the lowest common speed) and see if it can be read there. &nbsp;If it fails there I'd consider it dead.<br />
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Or you could try formatting it if Windows permits that operation. &nbsp;You'd lose all data if it does. &nbsp;But I consider the drive dead anyway.
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Probably not.   Seems dead to me.

You could try it on a system that has a USB 1 port (that's the lowest common speed) and see if it can be read there.  If it fails there I'd consider it dead.

Or you could try formatting it if Windows permits that operation.  You'd lose all data if it does.  But I consider the drive dead anyway.

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USB Flash Drive , Kingston - <br />
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NOT SSD or Spinning HD
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USB Flash Drive , Kingston -

NOT SSD or Spinning HD

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As I mentioned, when sticks go bad, you can't repair them. In some rare cases you might be able to recover some data using testdisk or photorec, but as data is never kept on a single location anyway that isn't necessary...
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As I mentioned, when sticks go bad, you can't repair them. In some rare cases you might be able to recover some data using testdisk or photorec, but as data is never kept on a single location anyway that isn't necessary...

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What is reason they go bad? &nbsp;any way to prevent , <br />
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Thanks
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What is reason they go bad?  any way to prevent ,
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Thanks

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Anyway to fix error = <br />
Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)<br />
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Tried Kingston USB Drive on 2nd computer , same error<br />
Tried on different USB Port (2 on front , 1 on back) , same error<br />
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Any fix?<br />
Thanks
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Anyway to fix error = 
Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)

Tried Kingston USB Drive on 2nd computer , same error
Tried on different USB Port (2 on front , 1 on back) , same error


Any fix?
Thanks

Error 43 USB Drive

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