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How can I test if a USB thumb drive is fake?
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Mar 15, 20263590 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I bought a 256GB USB stick for only $5 on eBay. I know: What could possible overwrite your sense of "hey wait a minute" as a technology person would make you think you could buy a 256GB flash drive for $5 I was asked many times already. However, I went ahead and ordered the item anyway and after sh…
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Its been known to happen - most likely the drive has modified firmware or a modified fat table showing the wrong size. I'd image the drive for fun, then wipe the drive and reformat to get its actual size -if its that, its the fat table. Else it may …
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