USB Storage thing

[3000GT_PILOT]

my pendrive was working fine until i deleted some old college files from it. it now says that it is formatted for a Macintosh and needs reformatting. when i try to reformat it, it says that it cannot be reformatted! any idea what the f**k im supposed to do with it, as it has the missus' uni work on it!

answers on a postcard!

James

 

[FiDoDiDo]

Has it been formatted then or not? From what I can tell it hasn't been.

 

[3000GT_PILOT]

it had been formatted by me when i got it - 2 years ago.

since the error message came up, i have unplugged it, restarted my Laptop and tried to reformat it by following the automatic steps that come up when selecting "do you want to reformat now"

when it has gone through the process, it says "unable to reformat". and still wont work.

 

[FiDoDiDo]

The first thing you want to do is to get the files back.

http://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/uk/welcome.htm

Try that program, I've used it before.

 

[Woodentop]

does it have a right protection switch on it?

 

[V1NNY]

^ Thats what i was thinking, did you unplug it while it was writing/busy

 

[FiDoDiDo]

I've got the same problem on a SD card I've got, but I've not got around to fixing it yet. I'm thinking of forensically wiping it.

 

[3000GT_PILOT]

no write protection switch on it. wasnt removed whilst in use, always follow the procedure of stopping it before unplugging it. the recovery thing hasnt worked as it cant "see" the drive.

think it might need "modifying" with a hammer.

 

[V1NNY]

i know this is obvious but have you tried it in another pc

 

[3000GT_PILOT]

yep, hasnt worked there either.

 

[V1NNY]

so its not recognised at all? are any of the 4 pins broke?

 

[3000GT_PILOT]

cant see anything broken, loose or out of shape, the LED lights up when plugged in and the laptop makes that ding dong sound when its plugged in and out. the message "this device could work faster" comes up in a bubble in the toolbar, but nothing else.

 

[V1NNY]

does it come up as a removable storage device etc?

 

[3000GT_PILOT]

nope! not sure where to go with this now!

 

[FiDoDiDo]

Right click 'My Computer' and click Manage, then select Disk Management, see if it's in there at all.