Hello,
I bought a new SanDisk Extreme 256GB USB stick from ebay and checked it with CrystalDisk and it shows the Health Status as "100% bad", focussing on two bits:
I don't know what either of these things mean and googling hasn't really helped but "100% bad" is a concern.
Can anyone clarify if I should definitely return the USB stick for a refund, or whether this might be a false alarm?
Thanks.
I bought a new SanDisk Extreme 256GB USB stick from ebay and checked it with CrystalDisk and it shows the Health Status as "100% bad", focussing on two bits:
- E8 Spare Blocks Remaining is Current = 0 with Worst = 100
- E6 Percent of Total Write/Erase Count” Current = 100 and Worst = 100
I don't know what either of these things mean and googling hasn't really helped but "100% bad" is a concern.
Can anyone clarify if I should definitely return the USB stick for a refund, or whether this might be a false alarm?
Thanks.