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- Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 22:33:54 +0900
- From: Curt Sampson <cjs@example.com>
- Subject: Re: [tlug] Files copied to USB thumb drive completely gone
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On 2009-11-02 21:46 +0900 (Mon), Dave M G wrote: > Do USB thumb drives wear out and just die? Yes, they do. The usual sort of flash memory handles a limited number of writes in any particular block, and then starts failing. Always backup everything. Really. I back up my CDs. > Later, when I got home, I connected the USB drive to my home computer > and... nothing. It's completely blank. Wiped clean of any files. There's > one hidden directory called "Trash-1000", and it's empty. That looks like some sort of copying error, and not a typical flash memory failure. cjs -- Curt Sampson <cjs@example.com> +81 90 7737 2974 Functional programming in all senses of the word: http://www.starling-software.com
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