Testing the reliability and capacity of a memory card or USB flash drive

Author December 11, 2015 1
Testing the reliability and capacity of a memory card or USB flash drive

Are you experiencing problems with a USB drive or memory card? Is it not always recognized, is it slower than usual, or do some files seem to have disappeared? The memory modules that make up the removable drive may be faulty. To be sure and continue using your memory card or USB drive with peace of mind, without risking data corruption or loss, you can test their reliability thanks to the free software H2testw.

The latter will Write data to the entire available space and verify that it is correct.In case of errors, you will receive confirmation to stop using your memory card or USB key and discard it.

H2testw can also be very useful for check the actual capacity of a removable driveIt can indeed happen that unscrupulous sellers disguise memory cards or USB drives to make them appear to have higher capacities. A 32GB memory card thus magically becomes a 64GB memory card, and so on… except that you will quickly face data loss, as the new files overwrite the old ones.

As soon as you buy a USB key or memory card, we therefore invite you to immediately check its capacity with H2testw and thus exercise your right of withdrawal in case of dishonest seller.

H2testw will finally... provide information on the actual read and write speeds of your removable driveThis is always interesting information to know and allows for comparison with the figures provided by the manufacturer.

 

This article was updated on July 22, 2016

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