usb stick kingstone 256 gb read only

[helen]

I have a problem with a kingstone 256gb 3.0 usb stick. I cannot format or repartition it or delete the files (which I can see, in fact they are videos and I can see/sense them) but I also have a zip file I cannot unzip. I can copy them to my pc and nothing more.

I don´t have any on/off switches that block file writing/deleting. Until a few minutes ago after using many programs my pc detected the pen but I couldn´t see the files anymore then I used rufus and now I can see the files I use windows 10 64 bit can I do anything to delete all the files, repartition the pen and then be able to recover it then reactivate the write mode? 

Thanks

 

Edited November 22, 2024 by Matt
Added space between the paragraphs.

[Jose-gr]

Try this:

 

https://tails.net/doc/reset/windows/index.en.html

 

It helped me many times, let me know if this solved your problem

[Bagels]

https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/216152/usb-disk-read-only-cannot-format-turn-off-write-protection

 

This means that your USB stick is failing - it is inadvisable to continue its use after recovering the data on it to another storage device

[helen]

@Jose-gr

13 hours ago, Jose-gr said:

Try this:

 

https://tails.net/doc/reset/windows/index.en.html

 

It helped me many times, let me know if this solved your problem

 Nothing  

DISKPART> clean

Diskpart Error: Unable to execute request due to I/O device error.
For more information, see the system event log.

Edited November 23, 2024 by helen

[neofita]

I'd try to zerofill the drive, with a low-level utility like BOOTICE

[helen]

@neofita

humm I used to use similar live linux for very old hhd's and formatted them to low level. i already used an app but it didn't solve anything. now i'm going to try this app recommended by you (it doesn't cost me anything) although i'm starting to think that it's these models of kingstone usb that came out defective from the factory. i have another one also with 256 gb of another brand fortunately never had any problems with this kingstone instead i find many posts of people with similar problems  I will let u know 🙂

10 minutes ago, neofita said:

I'd try to zerofill the drive, with a low-level utility like BOOTICE

 

[westrt]

use ChipGenius to detect it

[helen]

On 12/1/2024 at 2:50 AM, westrt said:

use ChipGenius to detect it

- widows 10 64 bit can detect the usb pen

. I can open video on the usb pen

I cant write or delate any file on the usb pen (is on reade mode all the usb pen

- I cand eraise all on the pen,cant do anything

[andy2004]

usb flashdrives are not like hdds, they can only be written to a certain amount of times.. before they become unusable.

they then become READ ONLY.. so logically when you try to delete a file your trying to overwrite the file with 0's..

its a setting on the chip on the internal board.. which you have no access to.

you could say a design feature.. to make you buy another flash drive.

options.. try the flash drive on another computer.. if it acts the same way.. its the flash drive..

[westrt]

maybe usbd is fake,using ChipGenius to detect it

[helen]

16 hours ago, andy2004 said:

usb flashdrives are not like hdds, they can only be written to a certain amount of times.. before they become unusable.

they then become READ ONLY.. so logically when you try to delete a file your trying to overwrite the file with 0's..

its a setting on the chip on the internal board.. which you have no access to.

you could say a design feature.. to make you buy another flash drive.

options.. try the flash drive on another computer.. if it acts the same way.. its the flash drive..

the usb pen is not even a year old I think it is this defective model of usb pen I no longer have the invoice so nothing I will throw it away