is anyone aware of this usb stick issue?

[SE14man]

got a slight prob with usb mass storgae devices using windows 7. Basically whenever i copy to the device like my flash stick.....or amny flash stick! It just stays on the x amount of time remaining and does nothing. Have waited hours and still same amounr of time remaining. no issues in device manager either. Ne1 got any ideas?

Cheers!

[filmboss80]

1. Try transferring only a few files at a time.
2. Realize that some USB memory sticks die quickly.

[jman98]

Some USB sticks are better than others. If you'd like a recommendation, I've been buying Patriot brand as I find them reliable. Even the best manufacturers do sometimes produce sticks that fail and have to be replaced. You could also try reformatting the stick and see if that helps.

[Bjs]

1: Right click on the USB drive and select properties
2: Select the Hardware tab
3: Under All Disk Drives, highlight your USB drive and select Properties
4: Select the Policies tab and select Optimize for performance.
5 Press OK twice

Should solve the mystery ... and always use the safe removal icon or risk data corruption.

[RabidDog]

Get a short usb lead .. it can prevent damage to both your USb device and your Usb computer slot. However your Usb stick/device sounds like its either getting bad connects or has reached End of life, remember flash memory has limited read/write cycles and some are very short lifespans. Its probably just a bad Usb connection, try jiggling the thing around, or altering the "in" part with a pair of pliers to maintain contact in the slot. Try a different Usb lead if its a disc drive.
Power ! to the people! who put usb powered devices into their computers! a usb powered device may not be getting enough juice eg a 2.5 inch disc drive, try in others computers to ascertain continued viability