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etcher destroyed my SANDISK USB drives #4338

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BestNoob opened this issue Oct 15, 2024 · 5 comments
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etcher destroyed my SANDISK USB drives #4338

BestNoob opened this issue Oct 15, 2024 · 5 comments

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@BestNoob
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1x SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0
1x SanDisk Ultra Luxe USB 3.2
1x SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0

All 3 drives are defective AFTER using belena etcher.

1x is undetectable
1x is locked status
1x is not formatable
@MarkyMarkDE
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MarkyMarkDE commented Oct 17, 2024 •
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Which etcher Version and on which OS and which architecture?
These are minimalist information for creating a new Bug report

@Samzeu2u
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same happened with me, 3 Sandisk usb drives. but i used rufus to flash on these otherwise obsolete drives and it worked. etcher wasnt letting me flash on these drives.

@ChristopherTheBoss
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this software was recommended by a YouTube channel
it has destroyed a 256 GB Samsung flash drive of mine
it is malware. etcher indeed.

@lurch
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lurch commented Nov 14, 2024

https://blog.balena.io/did-etcher-break-my-usb-sd-card/

@SM-S-M
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SM-S-M commented Nov 25, 2024

64e411d4-5268-4f19-9632-95f6b2d4f14b
Have you solved it yet? Mine is also locked

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