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[popeye123]

Glad I read this one. Did not realize it but it would seem that I may have a similar problem with a 1 Gig MobileMate. I have added and deleted fiiles but at about 2/3 full got a message that suggested it was full. Doubted it but thought deleted files were still on the unit but no longer displayed. I transfered all data to my Hard drive and formated. Time will tell however I may add files just to verify capacity.

[david2007]

download and run this and it should fix your usb flash drive. it worked for me when nothing else did and my drive (a privacy guard 1gb usb stick) wasnt from hp. it worked for others as well. http://h18000.www1.h.../23839.htmlhere is a link to an article about it:http://www.nsharp.org/15/how-to-fix-a-dead-flash-drive-or-usb-key/

[ABoumanEdit]

This just came into the On Your Side email box, another suggestion from a reader:download and run this and it should fix your usb flash drive. it worked for me when nothing else did and my drive (a privacy guard 1gb usb stick) wasnt from hp. it worked for others as well. http://h18000.www1.h.../23839.htmlhere is a link to an article about it:http://www.nsharp.org/15/how-to-fix-a-dead-flash-drive-or-usb-key/Thanks to David for the tip!!

[KellieCM]

Thanks for posting it, Amber!

[timsweet]

I've had this happen to 4 of my flash drives. I think the comment "well below industry standards" is just becuase many don't complain just go buy a new one.I"ve washed and dried a couple but they remain functional. So perhaps as one theory goes....static electricty.

[dltodd]

As you know flash drives gets its power from the USB. It is recommended that you used the hardware disconnect from you system tray before unplugging your drive

[kris72663]

I've had something similar happen with several of my flash drives. No matter what the brand, I have full access on my home computer, but whenever I use them on my work computer, I'm told that they're write protected and to change the settings. But as Keith said, there is no switch to change the settings. I have a HP at home and a Dell at work.

[KellieCM]

Something else from the OnYourSide inbox:Dear friends, a comment on that article: Are the files stored in the rootfolder of the flash drive? There is a limitation of FAT32 that it doesn'tallow you to store a big number of files in the root, as normally one doesin a flash drive. Move them to a newly created folder in the flash drive,and the problem will disappear.I had the same problem a week ago, the warning message by Windows is veryclumsy!!!!!GraciasJuan I. CahisSantiago, Chile

[retiredoldman]

Just found this thread, and thought I'd add a few comments...Back in the dark old days of the DOS prompt, one bit of advice frequently passed around was to avoid storing files in the root of the drive; users were expected to create a new directory for file storage, so that only the essential system files (such as MSDOS.SYS, IO.SYS, COMMAND.COM, AUTOEXEC.BAT, and CONFIG.SYS) were kept in the root of the hard drive. As it turned out, this was because of an inherent limitation within the FAT file system; according to conventional wisdom, FAT systems were limited to a maximum of 512 files (of any type, including hidden files, and all directories) stored within the root, and my own personal experience seemed to verify that as true...Fast-forward to the introduction of the 100 MB Zip Drive, which used the FAT file system; many angry owners HOWLED about "full" disks, which weren't close to capacity... Of course, their problems disappeared as soon as they created a FOLDER to hold all of those files, which moved them out of the root of the drive... users rejoiced...The more things change... Fast-forward once again... it seems that the same inherent limitation of the FAT file system has reappeared with the advent of the flash drive...The obvious solution, as already mentioned, is to create a folder in the root of the flash drive, and use it to store all of the files on the drive...Thanks to Kellie and Juan Cahis for pointing this out; I joined the forums today, found this thread, and wanted to add my two cents worth of information...