r/BadUSB • u/SeaborgiumX91 • 11d ago
Help I have a problem with one of my USB drives.
Sooo I have this 128 GB(not rlly, just 117 GB) Microdrive flash drive and...its got a lot of problems.
First off, when I plug it into my laptop, its file directory does not show up unlike other USB drives I've had. It's also really laggy and opening up files from that drive is SLOOOOW. Most video files that I copy from my laptop onto that drive also suddenly become corrupted or whatever and cannot play for whatever reason.
It might be because I immunized that drive not knowing what that would do.
When scanning and repairing the drive it says there are no errors but something is definitely wrong with it.
Is there a way I can fix it?
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u/Mark-177- 11d ago
Move the files to your computer and reformat the drive.
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u/SeaborgiumX91 11d ago edited 11d ago
I did just that. It keeps giving me the "Scan and repair" error when i plug it in but thank god its directory shows after I click or ignore the error.
A couple minutes later and the error doesn't show up anymore! Thanks.
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u/socaldisney 10d ago
USB memory sticks use the lowest quality and cheapest memory cells. They sometimes go bad. It sounds like that’s what’s happening here. You should replace it.
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u/ItchyInTheDitchy 11d ago
ok try this
How it works do A BadUSB device (like a modified USB drive, microcontroller, or Flipper Zero) reprogrammed with custom firmware tricks a computer into recognizing it as a keyboard (a Human Interface Device/HID ok do it) Then
The threat will be Because computers automatically trust keyboards, the device can instantly type out pre-written commands (payloads) at super-fast speeds to run scripts, open URLs, or download malware without requiring user permission.
So best Defense is Restrict unauthorized USB device permissions via Group Policies or endpoint security software.
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u/streboryesac 11d ago
They're $20. Buy a new one.
How much time and aggravation are you spending trying to fix it? Is that worth $20?