any advice before I toss it? I suppose I could buy a chain and wear it around my neck! On Mon, Jan 16, 2023 at 7:53 PM Michael wrote: > lovely, my 32gb ultra is toast. I started gparted to see if I could format > it and the square showing the partitions and usage is gray (as well as the > file system icon). > > On Mon, Jan 16, 2023 at 7:16 PM Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> Eric Oyen via PLUG-discuss said on Mon, 16 Jan 2023 16:38:57 -0700 >> >> >For most things, I use USB sticks in >> >a write once, read many configuration scenario. >> >> Another thing I've found anecdotally that helps lengthen the USB stick >> life, whether write once or write a bunch, is to format it as Ext4. I >> don't think I ever had one go bad as Ext4, but I have with the windows >> format they're shipped with. Of course, if you have to interact with >> windows computers or devices expecting windows formated USB sticks, my >> trick becomes useless. >> >> SteveT >> >> Steve Litt >> Autumn 2022 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times >> http://www.troubleshooters.com/bookstore/thrive.htm >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: