Comments on: Data Loss Disasters – Fake Flash Drives http://www.computerrepairmaintenance.com/data-loss-disasters-fake-flash-drives/ The ONLY source you need for everything computers. Sat, 02 Jul 2011 09:22:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Data Recovery Tech http://www.computerrepairmaintenance.com/data-loss-disasters-fake-flash-drives/comment-page-1/#comment-420 Data Recovery Tech Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:45:18 +0000 http://www.computerrepairmaintenance.com/?p=854#comment-420 Only buy big brand name USB SD drives! You will save alot of time and money. Only buy big brand name USB SD drives! You will save alot of time and money.

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]]> By: Bryan - After5PC.net http://www.computerrepairmaintenance.com/data-loss-disasters-fake-flash-drives/comment-page-1/#comment-234 Bryan - After5PC.net Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:29:27 +0000 http://www.computerrepairmaintenance.com/?p=854#comment-234 I heard about these type of flash drives. Someone once warned me about buying generic ones on eBay. They'll say 8GB, but when you get it, they're only a couple of gigs. Most of them originate from China wholesalers. Beware! <em>Bryan - After5PC.net's Recent post...<a href="http://<a href="http://www.content.after5pc.net/tutorials/how-to-fix-a-red-eye-and-save-your-precious-pictures/80.html"" target="_blank">www.content.after5pc.net/tutorials/how-to-fix-a...</a>target="_blank">How To Fix a Red Eye and Save Your Precious Pictures</a></em> I heard about these type of flash drives. Someone once warned me about buying generic ones on eBay. They'll say 8GB, but when you get it, they're only a couple of gigs. Most of them originate from China wholesalers.

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]]> By: InspectorTech http://www.computerrepairmaintenance.com/data-loss-disasters-fake-flash-drives/comment-page-1/#comment-201 InspectorTech Thu, 01 Jan 2009 08:24:14 +0000 http://www.computerrepairmaintenance.com/?p=854#comment-201 The war against data loss from fake flash drives (false capacity) is what inspired the FrankenFlash Project. The problem is global. Individual consumers have been affected but also institutions. At the end of August the situation was so bad they went public and have a series of websites to help people. For help see <a href="http://sosfakeflash.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">http://sosfakeflash.wordpress.com/</a> They have linked sites, including sites with translation. Even information to help people try and repair fake flash devices. You are correct, many people fall into the fake flash trap. It's not just people who simply drive PC's and laptops - tech savvy people are also ending up in the same mess. Part of the problem is that people assume (wrongly) that the price offered is "cheaper" because the middle men have been removed from the picture - the overhead. "Unbranded" and Brand Name drives are being counterfeited, ie the controller chip reprogrammed to lie to the operating system(s) about the true capacity of the flash drive chips. It is not just an issue of money people are losing - it is the files, gone forever! Money you can always earn anew, but files if transfered and then deleted from the sourcxe - that you can never get back. It is sad. It is frightening. Those involved in the counterfeit trade have no concern about the harm they are doing. As far as they are concerned - the consumer is getting what they "deserve". Not fair - most people are trusting and also naive. The techo geeks are as likely to be victims as the grannies and grandpa's of our technological age. If you are a victim of a fake flash device purchase or just interested in the subject google for sosfakeflash and see that people are trying to fight the issue. They offer help to victims and have a lot of posts. The issue is not likely to go away any time soon. It is too easy to use software to lie about the true capacity of flash devices and reprogram them. A lot of genuine flash device manufacturers are suffering the consequences as well. False capacity flash devices are - data poison! The war against data loss from fake flash drives (false capacity) is what inspired the FrankenFlash Project. The problem is global. Individual consumers have been affected but also institutions. At the end of August the situation was so bad they went public and have a series of websites to help people.

For help see http://sosfakeflash.wordpress.com/

They have linked sites, including sites with translation. Even information to help people try and repair fake flash devices.

You are correct, many people fall into the fake flash trap. It's not just people who simply drive PC's and laptops – tech savvy people are also ending up in the same mess. Part of the problem is that people assume (wrongly) that the price offered is "cheaper" because the middle men have been removed from the picture – the overhead.

"Unbranded" and Brand Name drives are being counterfeited, ie the controller chip reprogrammed to lie to the operating system(s) about the true capacity of the flash drive chips.

It is not just an issue of money people are losing – it is the files, gone forever! Money you can always earn anew, but files if transfered and then deleted from the sourcxe – that you can never get back. It is sad. It is frightening. Those involved in the counterfeit trade have no concern about the harm they are doing. As far as they are concerned – the consumer is getting what they "deserve". Not fair – most people are trusting and also naive. The techo geeks are as likely to be victims as the grannies and grandpa's of our technological age.

If you are a victim of a fake flash device purchase or just interested in the subject google for

sosfakeflash

and see that people are trying to fight the issue. They offer help to victims and have a lot of posts. The issue is not likely to go away any time soon. It is too easy to use software to lie about the true capacity of flash devices and reprogram them. A lot of genuine flash device manufacturers are suffering the consequences as well.

False capacity flash devices are – data poison!

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