Dying flash drive?
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:44 pm
I have a 2GB Sony Microvault flash drive that I am having issues with. Recently it has been getting progressively slower and slower, and by now in a fast computer with usb 2.0 it works at about the speed of a usb 1.1 flash drive. The drive is about a year and a half old, and was very fast when I first got it.
I have tried:
-defrag
-removing all data and reloading it
-reformat
-scandisk w/ bad sector check (returned no errors)
none of the above seem to accomplish anything...
I know flash memory eventually wears out; is slowing down a symptom that it's about to kick the bucket?
If it is dead, what brands are the fastest (I run portable apps on it)?
I have tried:
-defrag
-removing all data and reloading it
-reformat
-scandisk w/ bad sector check (returned no errors)
none of the above seem to accomplish anything...
I know flash memory eventually wears out; is slowing down a symptom that it's about to kick the bucket?
If it is dead, what brands are the fastest (I run portable apps on it)?