From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: May 16, 2006
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: thumbdrive stopped working
>
> Leo,
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> I have this SONY Micro Vault 128 mb usb 2.0 thumbdrive and
> have been using it for seven years now with no problem. My
> problem now is after copying this itunes.exe file into my
> thumbdrive and then attempting to transfer the file to my
> laptop (win98). i received an error message that it cannot be
> copied. then after trying back to use the thumbdrive to my pc
> and other pc's. It cannot access the content but the the pc
> can recognize a removable device installed. I tried
> formatting it but to no success. Is there any other way that
> i can salvage or make it work back. Thanks.
7 years? That's a long time. It's possible that the drive has
simply worn out:
http://ask-leo.com/can_a_usb_thumbdrive_wear_out.html
You've already tried everything I would have.
Thanks for asking,
Leo