Got to admit, Im with Woosh.
Ive been building and repairing PC's since, hmm, probably 1991, when soundcards has SCSI sockets on them (mad combo!), been using devices with usb ports since USB 1.1 was a twinkle in USB 1.0's eye, and am (unfortunately) responsible for just over 100 PC's, several laptops, and several Microsoft Surface Pro's, as well as the VPN's, and network.
And, in all my years, with people inserting and removing usb devices as often as the wind changes direction, and using portable self powered HD's, Ive never once, ever, came across a burned out USB port.
Maybe Im just the luckiest guy in IT..........
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Those sticks are fake. Definitely.
Use this little utility to tell you their true size. (Shall we have a sweepstake? :) )
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That test above told me my usb sticks could be corrupted so I guess they're fit for the bin.
They arent corrupted - they are fake.
It will, as are 99.9% of them, be a 4 or 8 gig flashed to give the capacity the seller wants it to show.
Thats why people were suggesting copy some files onto it and play them back.
if you tried to copy over say 64gigs worth of video files and play them back, youd have found out they wouldnt play, hence a fake.
