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@const_void@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year ago

Those free USB sticks in your drawer are somehow crappier than you thought

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Those free USB sticks in your drawer are somehow crappier than you thought

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@const_void@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year ago
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Rejected chips, hidden microSD cards plague the USB stick market.
  • @StupendousMan@lemmy.world
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    11•1 year ago

    Steve Gibson recently created a small utility to test USB drives to see if they work and actually give you the store space they claim.

    https://www.grc.com/validrive.htm

    • @Link@rentadrunk.org
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      6•1 year ago

      Anything similar for Linux?

      • @CCF_100@sh.itjust.works
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        3•1 year ago

        I’d like to know as well, hopefully, I’ll get a notification for leaving this comment 😝

      • Duallight
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        2•1 year ago

        There’s F3. I’ve never used it but it looks decent. https://www.linuxbabe.com/command-line/f3-usb-capacity-fake-usb-test-linux

      • @dXq9dwg4zt@lemmings.world
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        2•1 year ago

        Yes, there is one called F3 (Fight Flash Fraud).

    • @Empricorn@feddit.nl
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      2•1 year ago

      Man, I haven’t visited GRC in forever! Glad to see they’re still killing it…

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